DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. (THECOUNT) — Amber Wertz Brockett, of Clarksville, Tennessee, a Skyline Medical Center Trauma Nurse, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday multi-vehicle fatal crash in Davidson County. 24-year-old convicted felon, James Jones, has been identified as the impaired driver responsible for the deadly crash.
Brockett, 40, was on her way home from work, when her vehicle was rear-ended by an intoxicated Jones in Nashville. Jones is currently on probation for multiple offences including “reckless homicide.”
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According to reports, Jones was operating a Honda CRV on Dickerson Pike near Old Hickory Boulevard, when he rear-ended Brockett’s Volkswagen Jetta with such force, it pushed the vehicle into a Chevrolet Avalanche that then collided with Ford F150 pickup truck.
Brockett was transported to Skyline, her place or work, where she was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
The drivers of the Avalanche and F-150 refused medical treatment at the scene.
Jones was transported to Skyline with non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities later obtained a search warrant for Jones’ blood as evidence of impairment.
Authorities said, when released from the hospital, Jones will be charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication, three counts of aggravated assault by recklessness, reckless endangerment, felon in possession of a weapon, possession of a firearm while under the influence, and no proof of insurance.
Jones is currently on probation on reckless homicide, drug, and evidence tampering convictions. The previous reckless homicide conviction concerns the December 24, 2015, fatal Christmas Eve shooting of Luan Le, 16, inside Le’s Wilclay Drive home.
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Geo quick facts: Davidson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 626,681, making it the second-most populous county in Tennessee, after Shelby County. Its county seat is Nashville, the state capital – Wikipedia.