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Prosecutors say Nathan Poole was high on marijuana when he drove into a crosswalk and struck the two women. Cases in which drivers are charged with killing someone while high on marijuana are rare and can be challenging to prove because there's no legal standard for how much marijuana is too much for driving.
Nathan Poole was found guilty. After the jury handed down the guilty verdict, the defense and prosecution commented on the rarity of marijuana DUI cases.
A jury of 12 Virginia Beach citizens began deliberating late Wednesday afternoon in the case of the Commonwealth v. Nathan Poole.
Poole, 26, was convicted on DUI charges related to a deadly crash in Virginia Beach on August 22, 2022.
Virginia Beach prosecutors called more witnesses to the stand in the case of a man accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence.