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Tennessee Jury Convicts Father in DUI Deaths of Two Children

A Robertson County, Tennessee jury convicted Lukas Lee Mansfield on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide following a January 10, 2025, rollover crash near Springfield that killed his two young children [1]. The case reached trial in the 19th Judicial District Court after prosecutors charged Mansfield with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, the charges surviving intact to verdict [1].

Trial evidence established that Mansfield was driving drunk when his vehicle left the roadway, struck a culvert, and became airborne before hitting a utility pole [1]. His two children, Miah, age 7, and Jackson, age 4, were not wearing seatbelts and were killed in the crash [1]. The jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts on May 7, 2026 [1].

Sentencing has not yet been scheduled, and no date has been reported in available sources [1]. Under Tennessee law, aggravated vehicular homicide carries a mandatory minimum sentence, though the precise sentencing range will turn on the trial court's application of enhancement and mitigating factors at a future hearing.

No post-trial motions or appellate filings have been reported as of the date of publication [1].

References

[1]WSMV. (2026, May 10). Jury convicts man for charges related to drunk driving crash that killed two young children in TN. https://www.wsmv.com/2026/05/10/jury-convicts-man-charges-related-drunk-driving-crash-that-killed-two-young-children-tn/

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