The suspect in a DUI crash that severely injured a La Porte woman has turned himself in. James Hutchins, 27, demolished the SUV of Kelley Schoppe on September 6. She was on her way to deliver cookies to nurses working overtime in the aftermath of Harvey.
Hutchins has been charged with intoxication assault as a result of the DUI crash. Schoppe has had several surgeries so far and now has severely damaged arms.
At the time of the DUI crash, Hutchins was on probation for a drug charge. His blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
Resources were limited due to Harvey, so they couldn’t keep an officer near Hutchins bed as he was about to go into surgery. He left the hospital, but then later turned himself in.
Source: ABC13.com, “Suspect in DUI crash that severely injured La Porte mother turns self in, police say,” by Elissa Rivas, September 22, 2017