Linda Walls, an Assistant District Attorney in the 15th Judicial District was able to get a plea of 20 years for an aggravated vehicular homicide and 2 consecutive years for a reckless endangerment count due to a tragic and horrendous death case in Wilson County.
In the case an Australian songwriter, Bruce Holloway, was on his 2005 Yamaha Y-Star motorcycle and was turning into the driveway of his girlfriends home on Stewart's Ferry Pike in Wilson County. A drunk, (.22 B.A.C.) Brian Duffey was driving his 1999 Dodge Dakota pickup and plowed into him going at least 81 mph in a 35 mph zone. The drunk had his 9 year old son in the truck with him at the time.
The motorcycle was hit so hard it was embedded into the truck grill.
Troopers Alan Brennis and Ray Gaskill investigated the case and did an outstanding job.
Bruce Holloway had posted the following message before his tragic death:
" I am an Australian born singer song writer who only recently re located to Nashville. It's been a long but exciting road to the place I am at right now, and have I to say that life IS pretty good. I am a member of Holloway Street, an alternate country rock band and along with my duo buddy, Colin Street, write/record and play music that we absolutely love! At present Colin and I are writing and recording here in Nashville."
The last song he ever wrote was recorded hours before his death. It was titled: "The Last One".
Thank you Linda, Ray and Alan for your outstanding work. Remember that victims of vehicular homicide should always have outstanding prosecutors and law enforcement officers in the courtroom. Watch a tribute to Bruce at:ccc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9hR-EW2tVo
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