The former Walker County sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in the 2019 on-duty crash that killed a 14-year-old boy has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, according to court records.

Blake Carter Hudson, 34, agreed to an eight-year suspended sentence and five years’ probation in connection with the 2019 crash that killed 14-year-old Austin Aaron, who was riding an ATV when he was killed.

Hudson pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday in Walker County Circuit Court, records showed.

As part of the deal Hudson agreed to with prosecutors over his attorney’s objection, according to court records, the former sheriff’s deputy will no longer seek accreditation as a law enforcement officer.

Hudson, who is unemployed, also agreed to resume counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder if he gets a job.

The crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. Aug 2, 2019, on Alabama 69 South at the intersection of Old Tuscaloosa Road in Jasper. Austin was driving an ATV when he and Hudson’s sheriff’s patrol cruiser collided.

The indictment against Hudson stated he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and was driving his patrol vehicle at excessive speeds, in an unsafe manner and without his emergency lights. Following the indictment, Hudson was booked into the Walker County Jail on $30,000 bond.

Austin was transported to Children’s of Alabama where he remained until his death three days later. His mother, Amanda Aaron, posted on Facebook after his death that the family had chosen to donate some of his organs to help save other children. “Hold your babies close because you never know what God has in store for them,’’ she wrote, asking people to remember his contagious smile, silly laugh and big heart.

On Tuesday, Amanda Aaron said she was relieved over the resolution of the case.

“To hear Blake finally say ‘I’m guilty’ was the biggest relief you could ever imagine,” she said on her Facebook account. “Now I can finally start properly grieving the loss of my child.”