Lieutenant Pleads Guilty To Fatal Head-On Crash
Officer Faces Sentencing In April
POSTED: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
A Detroit police officer pleaded guilty Monday to charges of second-degree murder and drunken driving in a fatal crash.
Lt. James Agee, 56, was off duty when the crash occurred on June 19, 2004 at 3:15 a.m. on East Warren and Burns in Detroit.Agee (pictured, left), an 18-year veteran who works out of the 13th Precinct, was driving the wrong way on a one-way street when his SUV collided head-on with a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Nehemiah Thompson. Thompson died from his injuries.Police said Agee's blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit.Agee is scheduled to be sentenced in April.
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Archive: Family Members, Friends React To Fatal Crash Previous Stories:
- August 10, 2004: Lieutenant Ordered To Wear Tether In Fatal Crash Case
- June 20, 2004: Report: Officer Accused Of Drunken Driving In Fatal Crash
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