Driver sentenced to seven years for drunken crash that killed SMU student
Lynlee Pollis received a seven-year prison term and a decade of probation after being convicted of intoxication manslaughter for the fatal crash that killed Honor Wallace and injured Catherine “CeCe” Solberg in Dallas.
In a Dallas courtroom, Lynlee Pollis was sentenced to seven years behind bars after a jury convicted her of intoxication manslaughter and assault for a September 2023 crash that killed 19-year-old Honor Wallace, a Southern Methodist University student, and seriously injured his friend Catherine “CeCe” Solberg. Police determined Pollis was traveling at 67 mph in a 35-mph zone and ran a red light, colliding with the victims’ car.
Wallace was pronounced dead at a hospital, while Solberg sustained a broken collarbone and a traumatic brain injury. Judge Jennifer Balido imposed an additional ten-year probation period, mandating Pollis report to jail for 15 days each year, including dates surrounding the victims’ birthdays, her own birthday, Christmas, and the crash anniversary. During victim impact statements, Wallace’s father David Wallace and Solberg’s father Bobby expressed anger over Pollis’s lack of accountability. The defense argued the blood-alcohol evidence was flawed, but the prosecutor maintained the sentence was appropriate given the reckless conduct.
Why it matters
The case highlights the severe legal consequences of drunk driving and the impact on victims' families.
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