11/05/09 - Henry County

By: Brad Douglass
bdouglass@wbbjtv.com
3:25 p.m.

 

A Henry County man is facing an indictment for a July 4 weekend boat crash on Kentucky Lake that took the life of a middle Tennessee woman. 
 
According to the Henry County Circuit Court clerk, David Phelps, 37 for Woodlawn is facing charges of vehicular homicide, aggravated assault, boating under the influence and reckless negligent operation of a motorboat. According to Tennessee Wildlife investigators, on July 3, Phelps was driving a bass boat that crashed into a pontoon boat, killing Sandra Adams, 47 of Murfreesboro.  
 
The investigating officer believes Phelps was drinking and was not paying attention at the time of the accident.