Brentwood man charged after 2012 crash pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal reports that Brian Childress, pictured,  pled guilty to vehicular homicide by intoxication and received a 12 year sentence, with all but 90 days to be served on probation.

The story explains that a blood test showing a .14 blood alcohol level would not be admissible after the US Supreme Court ruling on Missouri v McNeely. If admissible, Childress would have faced 15-25 years for aggravated vehicular homicide. Childress initially lied to the police telling them a drug dealer was driving his car when he crashed into a taxi and killed Geoffriau Powell. Childress was speeding (60 mph) on Medical Center Parkway. The speed limit is 40 mph. Childress not only had alcohol in his system, but also oxycodone. Childress had two prior DUI convictions. Read the article at:  http://www.dnj.com/article/20140521/NEWS01/305210048/Brentwood-man-charged-after-2012-crash-pleads-guilty-vehicular-homicide