CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Palikna Tosie, convicted of the 2021 reckless homicide of a 62-year-old woman, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and $100 in fines.
On April 8, 2021, just after 5 p.m., Tosie was driving over 80 mph in a 45 mph zone when he hit two vehicles near Fort Campbell Boulevard, causing one to flip. The driver of that vehicle, 62-year-old Kimberly Randolph, died at the scene.
Tosie, now 51, was indicted on charges of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, lack of due care and speeding. At the start of his trial, he pleaded guilty to speeding but maintained innocence on the other three counts. On March 24, a jury found him guilty of a lesser charge of reckless homicide, reckless driving, and failure to exercise due care.
Randolph’s death left ‘a hole in our hearts’
On Sept. 10, at Tosie’s sentencing hearing, Ashley Randolph took the stand to address Tosie on behalf of her family. “I am the daughter of Kimberly Randolph,” Ashely said. “A kind, caring and loving woman who was taken from this world far too soon.”
Ashley told Clarksville Now that her mother was like the “Energizer Bunny,” always on the go to visit family and friends. Kimberly was a retired teacher, and when she wasn’t visiting a friend or redecorating her daughter’s house, she was doing yoga. Kimberly was the glue that brought the family together.
“My mom didn’t deserve to die alone in her car in the middle of Fort Campbell Boulevard,” Ashley told the court. “She always tried to make this world a better place. She wasn’t doing anything wrong.”
Ashley said her mother had no way of knowing another driver was ignoring the speed limit and traveling with “no regard for anyone else’s safety.”…