NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man has been found guilty of multiple charges in connection with a crash that killed another man and seriously injured an officer in Joelton nearly five years ago, according to officials.
Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney General Glenn Funk announced the conviction on Friday, Aug. 15, saying a Davidson County jury recently found 60-year-old Roger McElroy guilty of vehicular homicide by intoxication, as well as aggravated assault.
AUGUST 2020: Driver charged after crash kills man, injures Metro officer
When the crash happened on Aug. 26, 2020, authorities said the preliminary investigation showed McElroy ran a stop sign at Bernard Road and Clarksville Pike in a pickup truck and hit 66-year-old Steven Toth’s vehicle, which collided with Metro Nashville Police Department Officer Ben Cantrell’s patrol car.
News 2 previously reported that Toth was taken to TriStar Skyline Medical Center, where he died. Meanwhile, Cantrell — who, at the time of the incident, was returning home after completing his shift — was brought to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries…