MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in 2023 entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to six years in prison during a hearing Friday morning.
DeAndrea Clark was charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed Sarah Hamer on Kirby Parkway at Highway 385. Investigators say Clark, who was speeding, slammed into Hamer’s car and fled from the scene.
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On the stand, Clark said he was speeding the night of Oct. 26, 2023, because he was trying to get to his six kids, who allegedly could not get into the hotel they lived in.
“I was speeding, thinking about my kids, you know, they was out of school, it was school at the time, and trying to hurry up and get to them,” he said.
According to Memphis Police, Clark was going 85 mph in a 40 mph zone when he crashed into Hamer’s car and ran from the scene.
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Previous reports show Clark shouldn’t have even been behind the wheel that night, because his license was suspended in 2011…