Chattanooga police have arrested a driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash on the 2100 block of East Main Street, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.
Jason Ansley, 38, is charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness, leaving the scene of an accident with death, two counts of aggravated assault, failure to render aid, driving on a revoked license, speeding, and driving without insurance.
Two vehicles collided in the June 7 crash, which hospitalized the driver of a Mazda and two children, a 5-year-old and a 9-year-old. The eldest boy later died from his injuries.
A reconstruction of the crash, as well as security camera footage, revealed that, while Ansley had the right of way, he had been traveling at a speed of up to 65 mph that night, according to Hamilton County Court records. The posted speed limit is 35 mph.
Traffic investigators determined the minimum speed at impact was 62 mph.
"This reckless speed was the cause of the crash and resulted in the death of [the] 9-year-old," court records state.
Investigators also found that Ansley had driven through a red light at the intersection of East Main Street and South Orchard Knob Avenue, court records show.
"The video was taken moments before the first 911 call reporting the crash," a police officer wrote in the criminal complaint.
On June 14, Ansley posted to Facebook letting friends know he had been hospitalized following a crash.
"4 broken ribs blood and fluids around my lungs," he wrote in response to several comments.
Three days later, Ansley was arrested at his home on Monday and booked into the Hamilton County Jail. His bond was set at $480,000.