Investigators claim Billie Joe Grimes was streaming ‘Rust Valley Restorers’ on his phone during the August 2023 collision that killed a married couple
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- A Tennessee semi-truck driver has pleaded guilty after he allegedly hit and killed a married couple on a highway in August 2023
- Investigators claimed Billie Joe Grimes passed signs warning of roadwork and alleged he was streaming a Netflix show when the accident happened
- Grimes initially pleaded not guilty before changing his plea to guilty on Oct. 26
A semi-truck driver accused of watching Netflix on his phone when he hit and killed a married couple has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide.
Billie Joe Grimes, 57, was driving on Interstate 35 just south of Faribault, Minn., in August 2023 when he allegedly struck two vehicles, according to a Rice County Attorney’s Office news release…