A Hopkinsville man has been charged Friday night in connection to a wreck that killed a man and injured him and two others on Bill Bryan Boulevard in Hopkinsville in 2023.
Hopkinsville Police say a car driven by 34-year-old Adrian Tucker was pulling out of the Metalsa parking lot onto Bill Bryan Boulevard when Tucker’s car was hit by a car driven by 19-year-old Jaden Johnson of Hopkinsville.
The impact of the crash resulted in Tucker’s car being wrapped around a nearby tree. Tucker was pronounced dead at the scene by the Christian County Coroner’s office.
Johnson was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with severe injuries. Two passengers in Johnson’s car, 21-year-old Domovan Wheeler and 21-year-old Tristan Wheeler both of Hopkinsville, were taken by ambulance to Jennie Stuart Health for injuries.
Police say Johnson was believed to have been traveling between 70 and 90 mph at the time of the crash.
Johnson who was 18 years old at the time of the crash was arrested by Hopkinsville Police Friday night and charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Police say they did subpoena blood records from the hospital on Johnson but found that a drug screening was not conducted.
