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Chase Mackey pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 04, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Chase Wayne Mackey entered a guilty plea in Cumberland County Criminal Court to one count of vehicular homicide by recklessness. The plea stems from an Aug. 14, 2025 crash on Bell Road that killed 19-year-old Zackary Ray Heylek, and the agreement calls for a six-year sentence.
WHO: Chase Wayne Mackey; Zackary Ray Heylek (victim)
WHAT: Mackey pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by recklessness in Cumberland County Criminal Court.
WHEN: Aug 14, 2025
WHERE: Cumberland County, Tennessee
WHY: The plea is tied to a crash on Bell Road that resulted in the victim’s death.
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