BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A judge has barred prosecutors from telling jurors about a former astronaut’s drunken driving conviction during his upcoming trial over a wreck that killed two young sisters in rural Alabama. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Allen May issued the ruling Tuesday in the reckless murder case against retired NASA space shuttle pilot James Halsell, 63, who has pleaded not guilty. May agreed with defence claims that prosecutors shouldn’t be able to use evidence of Halsell’s 2014 DUI conviction in California since tests showed no alcohol in his system after the Alabama wreck. But Halsell refused to voluntarily submit to a blood test after the Alabama crash, prosecutors wrote in a court document. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Halsell, who is free on bond, flew five shuttle missions before retiring from NASA.

Source: thestar January 29, 2020 14:26 UTC