73-year-old gets maximum sentence for 2022 fatal crash in Middle TN

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — An elderly woman has learned her fate for her role in a 2022 crash in Lebanon Square that killed a young mother.

On Friday, Wilson County Judge Michael Collins sentenced Sandra Strickland, 73, to the maximum of 12 years in prison for vehicular homicide by intoxication in the death of 27-year-old Ashley Brewer-Bailey after a devastating wreck on April 25, 2022 , in Downtown Lebanon. Additionally, she will have her driving privileges suspended for 10 years.

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Under Tennessee law, vehicular homicide by intoxication is a Class B felony which is punishable by eight to 12 years in prison.

Strickland’s sentencing came after she entered an open plea in October , ending the trial.

Jason Lawson, 15th Judicial District Attorney General, told News 2 that the prosecution asked for the maximum sentence and several members of Brewer-Bailey’s family testified about the impact that her loss has had on their family.

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