A former Hamilton County paramedic who was convicted of vehicular homicide was granted a new trial after two Soddy-Daisy officers brought new evidence to light that may have resulted in a different verdict.
Justin Whaley, 43, was sentenced to nine years in prison in connection with a 2018 wrong-way crash that killed James Brumlow on Highway 111.
Whaley was found guilty in October of seven of the eight charges against him. On Thursday, Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Boyd Patterson ordered that he be given a new trial on the charges of vehicular homicide by intoxication and driving under the influence.
His five remaining convictions, which include reckless vehicular homicide, will remain in place, an order granting partial relief states.
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