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Driver may have trial delayed in Frazier Avenue crash case

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / On Sept. 29, 2025, Randy Vega enters the courtroom in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / On Sept. 29, 2025, Randy Vega enters the courtroom in the Courts Building in Chattanooga. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / On Sept. 29, 2025, Randy Vega enters the courtroom in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.

By Sofia Saric 3 min read

A Florida man who is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a Frazier Avenue crash may have his fall trial delayed, Judge Boyd Patterson said from the bench Monday.

The trial for Randy Vega of Tampa remains set for Nov. 10, but “there is a real chance” it may not proceed as planned because there is an issue over a state-funded expert, Patterson said.

Vega, 45, appeared Monday for a motion hearing in front of Patterson in Hamilton County Criminal Court. He is also accused of reckless aggravated assault, vehicular assault with intoxication and driving under the influence.

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Driver may have trial delayed in Frazier Avenue crash case

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Judge Boyd Patterson talks Sept. 29, 2025, with defense attorneys and prosecutors in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Judge Boyd Patterson talks Sept. 29, 2025, with defense attorneys and prosecutors in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Judge Boyd Patterson listens Sept. 29, 2025, as public defender Mike Little speaks in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Judge Boyd Patterson listens Sept. 29, 2025, as public defender Mike Little speaks in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Judge Boyd Patterson speaks Sept. 29, 2025, in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Judge Boyd Patterson speaks Sept. 29, 2025, in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / On Sept. 29, 2025, Randy Vega enters the courtroom in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / On Sept. 29, 2025, Randy Vega enters the courtroom in the Courts Building in Chattanooga.

His attorneys have requested a reconstructionist to analyze the car crash over Thanksgiving weekend 2023 in front of the Walnut Bridge Gift Shop, according to Patterson.