A Dallas County jury found Lynless Pollis guilty of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in a September 2023 crash that killed Southern Methodist University student Honor Wallace and seriously injured Wallace’s friend, Catherine Solberg. The crash happened about 4:20 p.m. Sept. 24 near the Monticello Avenue exit on the U.S. 75 service road. Dallas police said Pollis’ Lexus SUV ran a red light as Wallace drove a Volkswagen Jetta through a green signal. At trial, toxicology chemist Brittany Welch testified that Pollis’ blood-alcohol concentration measured 0.294% after the collision. Texas’ legal limit for drivers is 0.08%. Welch said that level could correspond to consuming six to 11 standard drinks, or several larger drinks or doubles. Solberg testified that she woke up in the hospital with a broken collarbone and a concussion. She had met Wallace during SMU freshman orientation the year before the crash and remained close to her after transferring to the University of Mississippi. Wallace, 19, was from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and studied Spanish and English. Pollis’ attorneys acknowledged she was speeding and ran the red light but argued the state had not proved she was intoxicated. They questioned the blood-alcohol analysis and cited witnesses who said Pollis did not appear drunk. The defense argued that without proof of intoxication, jurors could not convict on either charge. A police affidavit said an officer at the scene observed that Pollis had glassy eyes and slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. Pollis told investigators she had eaten earlier in the morning, taken ADHD medication and had a margarita with tequila shots at a restaurant before driving home, according to the affidavit. Intoxication manslaughter carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years in Texas; intoxication assault carries a maximum of 10 years. The available case details did not state Pollis’ sentence.