SEVIERVILLE â A Gatlinburg woman had meth in her bloodstream when she was involved in a single-car wreck that took the life of her passenger, according to a THP report.
A Sevier County Grand Jury returned an indictment last month charging 40-year-old Amanda Karol Bright with vehicular homicide as well as DUI, reckless endangerment, failure to exercise due care, driving left of center, and driving on a suspended license.
The indictments charging Bright with the crime only indicated that she was involved in an accident that took the life of 66-year-old Ulra Winford McCollum on Sept. 26.
But the THP accident report, released after a records request by The Mountain Press, shows there was meth in McCollumâs blood when samples were drawn after the wreck.
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Amanda Karol Bright
SEVIERVILLE A Sevier County grand jury charged a Gatlinburg woman with vehicular homicide based on evidence from a Sept. 26 wreck that claimed the life of a 66-year-old Sevierville man.
Amanda Karol Bright, 40, of 335 Buhrs Way, was allegedly driving while intoxicated when she took the life of Ulra Winford McCollum.
The evidence was taken straight to the grand jury when it met earlier this month. It was the first time the panel had been convened in months, as the Tennessee Supreme Court suspended many court activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The court documents show Bright was also charged with reckless endangerment, DUI, driving on a suspended license, driving left of center, and failure to exercise due care.
SEVIERVILLE â A Sevier County grand jury charged a Gatlinburg woman with vehicular homicide based on evidence from a Sept. 26 wreck that claimed the life of a 66-year-old Sevierville man.
Amanda Karol Bright, 40, of 335 Buhrs Way, was allegedly driving while intoxicated when she took the life of Ulra Winford McCollum.
The evidence was taken straight to the grand jury when it met earlier this month. It was the first time the panel had been convened in months, as the Tennessee Supreme Court suspended many court activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The court documents show Bright was also charged with reckless endangerment, DUI, driving on a suspended license, driving left of center, and failure to exercise due care.