Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A Knoxville man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty in a December 2024 crash that claimed the lives of two people and seriously injured a third.
The Knox County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that 46-year-old Brent Andrew Morgan entered a plea agreement that was accepted by the court, resolving charges stemming from a deadly crash that occurred the day after Christmas in 2024.
According to District Attorney General Charme Allen, the crash happened on December 26, 2024, in the 7700 block of Clinton Highway.
Investigators with the Tennessee Highway Patrol determined that Morgan was driving on Clinton Highway when he crossed the centerline and collided head-on with another vehicle.
The crash killed the driver of the other vehicle and one passenger. A second passenger suffered serious injuries.
During the investigation, authorities developed evidence indicating Morgan was impaired at the time of the collision.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper observed track marks on Morgan’s arm while he was being treated at a hospital following the crash. Officials said a subsequent urinalysis detected cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl in his system.
On Thursday, a judge accepted Morgan’s plea agreement on charges of:
- Two counts of vehicular homicide
- Vehicular assault
- Reckless endangerment
As part of the agreement, Morgan was sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
District Attorney General Charme Allen said she hopes the sentence provides some measure of justice for the victims’ families and serves as a warning about the dangers of impaired driving.
“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,” Allen said.
Court records obtained after the crash indicated Morgan had an extensive criminal history involving prior drug-related charges.
The case marks the conclusion of a lengthy prosecution arising from one of Knox County’s deadliest impaired-driving crashes in recent years.
