A Maryland girl concerned within the automotive crash that killed Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson, together with two of his buddies, has been charged with greater than a dozen counts, together with negligent vehicular manslaughter, negligent murder and driving beneath the affect.
Cori Clingman was “traveling at a high rate of speed” when she allegedly triggered the three-car crash in Prince George’s County on July 6, state police mentioned in a press launch. As 23-year-old Clingman tried to vary lanes, she struck a Dodge Charger, forcing it off the street, after which hit a Chevrolet Impala.
Jackson, 24, was within the entrance passenger seat of the Charger on the time and died on the scene, alongside the motive force, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel, police mentioned. A 3rd particular person, 24-year-old Anthony Lytton Jr., was in the meantime rushed to the hospital, the place he died from his accidents a short while later. All three males performed soccer collectively at Sensible Excessive Faculty in Higher Marlboro, Md.
Jackson went on to start out as cornerback on the College of Oregon, earlier than turning into the Vikings’ fourth-round choose within the 2024 NFL draft.
“Each of their lives was special, important and a tragic loss for their families and our community,” Prince George’s County State’s Lawyer Aisha Braveboy instructed reporters.
Braveboy added that Clingman additionally attended highschool with the boys and that “they all had known each other for a very long time.” She was even the supervisor of their highschool soccer group, based on Clingman’s lawyer.
Clingman, a hairdresser, was arrested at work on Thursday, reported Washington, D.C.’s ABC affiliate. She was launched on dwelling monitoring after being arraigned on Friday. If convicted, Clingman faces as much as 30 years in jail.
