Yes, the driver was driving drunk and caused a fatal accident. "Out of it" could be in a daze, extremely confused. You can feel "totally out of it" if you have a very bad cold or you are exhausted, in addition to what he tried to imply - that Jimmy was taking too much of the pain killing drugs and was halluscinating.
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