A Tennessee man has been found guilty for multiple charges in connection to a December 2024 collision in Adair County that killed a 7-year-old and injured four others, Kentucky State Police reports.
After a three-day trial in Casey County Circuit Court, 47-year-old Joel Hammack was found guilty for charges of murder, two counts of first degree assault, two counts of fourth degree assault, and possession of marijuana. A jury recommended life in prison for the charges of murder and first degree assault, as well as the maximum sentence for the remaining charges.
An investigation revealed that at the time of the crash, Hammack was operating a vehicle at a high rate of speed under the influence of drugs and alcohol, striking a vehicle along the Columbia Bypass.
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7-year-old Rose Morgan was killed as a result of the collision, and two of the other four occupants suffered serious injuries…