Md. woman charged in deadly 2024 crash that killed NFL draftee pleads guilty
A Maryland woman charged in a July crash near Joint Base Andrews that killed an NFL draftee and two of his former teammates pleaded guilty to three charges Friday afternoon Cori Clingman of Upper Marlboro pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol Each count carries a maximum of five years in prison and Prince George s County State s Attorney Tara Jackson disclosed they re recommending a -year sentence with all but three years suspended Related stories Md driver charged with DUI vehicular manslaughter in crash that killed NFL draftee former teammates NFL draftee Md native Khyree Jackson among dead following Prince George s Co crash Prosecutors to review evidence this week after Md crash declares NFL draftee Khyree Jackson others He cared about being a good teammate Vikings coach celebrates life of rookie Khyree Jackson After Friday s court appearance Clingman sat on a bench in the first row of the courtroom She put her hand over her face and wept The families of Isaiah Hazel Anthony Lytton Jr and Khyree Jackson hugged and entered the courtroom together Several family members cried during the proceeding Months before the crash the Minnesota Vikings selected Jackson in the NFL Draft The three men were former teammates at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro Incidents like these are not just accidents Jackson the state s attorney explained They are preventable tragedies that occur from conscious choices The crash happened in the early hours of July Prosecutors disclosed Clingman and the two other men had spent time at a lounge and then left Clingman investigators mentioned rammed her Infinity Q into a Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Impala on Track -Pennsylvania Avenue Prosecutors mentioned Friday that Clingman was driving over miles per hour and the Charger the three men were in was also speeding at an excessive rate Had the event advanced to trial prosecutors declared an expert would have testified that Clingman s blood alcohol level was between and at the time of the crash The driver of the Impala wasn t injured and Clingman and the two passengers in her Infinity weren t injured either The Impala was driving in the center lane and as Clingman approached it prosecutors mentioned she tried to avoid hitting it Clingman moved from the middle to the far-right lane but the front of her car hit the bumper of the Impala which forced Clingman off the road That s when she hit the Charger prosecutors declared There s no evidence the two cars were racing Jackson declared The assessment revealed that her reckless and impaired driving led to the circumstance that caused the crash Jackson commented Petitioned about the sentencing recommendation Jackson announced these cases are arduous because unlike violent crimes you don t have someone leaving the home intending to kill someone or pulling out a gun intending to kill somebody You have a person that makes a bad choice consciously makes a bad choice for which she should be held accountable Last weekend Jackson declared there were three separate crashes in Prince George s County that led to two deaths One other person is in critical condition With the holiday season approaching Jackson urged the masses to be responsible No destination no rush no moment of excitement is worth a life Jackson announced Clingman s sentencing is scheduled for Feb Source
