A Former Johnson City Fire Chief Involved In A Fatal Vehicle Verses Pedestrian Accident Early This Year Is Facing Multiple Charges. Dayton Souder Is Charged With Vehicular Homicide By Recklessness And Reckless Aggravated Assault In The Death Of 58-Year-Old Vicky Yelton. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, Yelton Was Struck January 24th When The Vehicle Souder Was Dirving Ran Off The Road And Onto The Shoulder.