Impaired Driver Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years for Killing Two Victims
DA Charme Allen announces that prosecutors in the DUI Unit obtained multiple convictions against an impaired driver who stuck a vehicle head-on, killing two victims. Brent Andrew Morgan, 46, was convicted of two counts of Vehicular Homicide, Vehicular Assault, and Reckless Endangerment. Judge Scott Green accepted the plea agreement and ordered Morgan to serve twenty-five years in prison without the possibility of parole.
In a plea hearing, Assistant District Attorney Mitch Eisenberg explained to the court that on December 26, 2024, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Preston Tucker responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 7700 block of Clinton Highway. The investigation revealed that Morgan was driving erratically while traveling northbound on Clinton Highway when he crossed the center line into the southbound lane and struck the victim’s vehicle head-on. Morgan’s actions killed the driver and passenger in the victim’s vehicle and seriously injured the passenger in Morgan’s vehicle. At the hospital, Trp. Tucker noted track marks on Morgan’s arm indicating IV drug use. Urinalysis conducted at the University of Tennessee Medical Center revealed the presence of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl in Morgan’s blood.
“I hope the sentence in this case gives the victims’ families some sense of closure and also serves as a deterrent for anyone thinking about getting behind the wheel while impaired,” said DA Allen.
Vehicular Homicide is a Class B felony that carries a punishment between eight and twelve years. Vehicular Assault is a Class D felony, carrying two to four years. To ensure justice for each victim, prosecutors sought consecutive sentences in this case. Assistant Victim Witness Coordinator and Legal Secretary Lauren Ward aided in the prosecution of this case.
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