A Carter County Man Who Was Set To Be Retried On A Vehicular Homicide Charge Has Admitted To A Lesser Charge In Criminal Court. Jerry Thomas Oaks Pled To Vehicular Homicide By Recklessness Instead Of By Intoxication. The Charge Stems From A Crash In 2016 That Left Vincent Hitechew Dead And Seriously Wounded Oaks. A Judge Cut Oaks Sentence From 16 Years Down To Eight.