JARVIS PARSONS

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BRAZOS COUNTY TEXAS
Press Release
For Immediate Release Date of Release: March 7, 2024

Drunk Driver Sentenced to Prison for Death of Bryan Man

Bryan, TX – On Tues- in a period of approximate-
day, March 5, 2024, ly three hours.
Nicholas Wuthrich, of
Contact: Houston, Texas was sen- The defendant was seen on
tenced by a jury in the video at 2:12am leaving
ADA Jessica Escue 272nd District Court to the last bar after and head-
10 years in prison and a ing toward his truck. Mo-
Phone: 979-361-4320 $10,000 fine. The same ments later, the defendant
jury convicted the defend- turned right onto Farm to
Twitter:
ant of Intoxication Man- Market 2818 and began
@BrazosCountyDA
slaughter last Friday, and accelerating for more than
Email: also determined that a 800 feet, striking the back
jescue@brazoscountytx.gov
deadly weapon was used of Harold Moore’s vehicle
during commission of this at 60 miles per hour. The Nicholas Wuthrich
crime: namely, the de- defendant did not apply
fendant’s truck. his brakes or do anything that the defendant had prior
to avoid slamming into the training by the Texas Alcohol
On August 22, 2019, po- back of Mr. Moore’s vehi- Beverage Commission about
lice responded to a 911 cle. the effects of alcohol on the
call of a motor vehicle body, the levels of intoxica-
crash on 2818 near F & B CSPD Sgt. Joshua Street tion based on the number of
Road at 2:30am. Harold responded to the scene of drinks and the risk of being
Moore, the victim in the the crash and performed involved in a fatality crash
crash, was transported to field sobriety tests on the after drinking. He was arrest-
St. Joe’s Hospital but died defendant. After the de- ed in 2016 by College Station
the next day as a result of fendant’s failure of the PD for actions he took while
his injuries. He was sur- field sobriety tests, a war- intoxicated.
rounded by family and rant for his blood was ob-
friends. tained. A blood alcohol This case was a collaborative
analysis showed that he effort with College Station
The defendant began the was .160 four hours after Police Department, the Brazos
night of August 22, 2019 the crash. Experts testified County Sheriff’s Office, the
when he arrived at he was at least a .160 at the Texas Alcohol Beverage
Northgate at 11:30pm. time of the crash, which is Commission, Bryan Fire De-
While at Northgate, the twice the legal limit. partment, College Station Fire
defendant visited four Department, DPS Crime Lab
bars and consumed 12 During punishment, prose- and the Brazos County Dis-
hard alcoholic beverages, cutors presented evidence trict Attorney’s Office.

“This jury reinforced the hard stance this community takes against
driving while intoxicated. Regardless of who you are, or where
you come from, if you drink and drive and then kill someone you
will go to prison. Harold Moore died sober trying to help a
stranded friend.”
Brazos County Courthouse
300 E.29th St. Suite #310
- Assistant District Attorneys Brian Baker and Kristin Burns
Bryan, TX 77803