Man Responsible for Motor Vehicle Crash into Home Sentenced Monday

April 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A drunk driver involved in a motor vehicle crash into a Dowelltown home last September was sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court Monday.

23 year old Tanner Logan Glass of Nolensville entered a plea to reckless endangerment and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation supervised by CPS on judicial diversion. All other pending charges against him are dismissed

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on September 29, 2018 a deputy was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Village Square at Dowelltown. Upon arrival the officer observed that the vehicle had struck a house. He also saw that the driver, Glass was unconscious behind the steering wheel. Glass was awakened and confronted about the crash. Glass had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. He was unsteady on his feet and unaware of his location.  He performed poorly on field sobriety tasks and was taken into custody.

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