Gass Enters Guilty Plea In Case In Which He Left His Friend In A Burning Car Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Douglas Cody Gass A man who left his friend in a burning car has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. Douglas Cody Gass, who was 23 at the time of the incident on Oct. 7, 2019, also pleaded guilty to reckless aggravated assault and evading arrest. The method and manner of his sentence will be determined at a sentencing hearing, which is set for June 10 at 9 a.m. Gass was being pursued by Fort Oglethorpe Police for reckless driving in Catoosa County. The pursuit went into Chattanooga, where the driver lost control and hit a power pole. The crash happened on East 38th Street.