Driver pleads guilty in death of Vikings rookie
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Driver pleads guilty in death of Vikings rookie
"The driver who caused the crash that killed former Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and two others last year pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol in a Maryland court Friday. As part of a plea agreement, Cori Clingman, 25, is likely to serve three years in prison. Prosecutors will recommended a five-year sentence for each count, suspending all but one year to be served consecutively. Clingman is set to be sentenced Feb. 4. She had faced a total of 13 charges prior to the plea deal."
"She was allegedly driving over 100 mph and intoxicated when she caused a three-car crash on July 6, 2024, killing Jackson and two of his high school teammates, Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton Jr. Hazel was driving a Dodge Charger that was hit by Clingman's Infiniti Q50. The Charger left the road and struck multiple tree stumps. According to police, Jackson and Hazel were pronounced dead at the scene, while Lytton was transported to a hospital before being pronounced dead by hospital personnel."
Cori Clingman, 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence in Maryland court and is likely to serve three years in prison under a plea agreement. Prosecutors will recommend five-year sentences for each count, suspending all but one year to be served consecutively, and Clingman is set to be sentenced Feb. 4. She allegedly was driving over 100 mph and intoxicated on July 6, 2024, when she caused a three-car crash that killed Khyree Jackson, Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton Jr. Jackson and Hazel were pronounced dead at the scene; Lytton died at a hospital. Clingman, her passengers and another involved driver were uninjured. Jackson was Minnesota's fourth-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft; Hazel and Lytton played college football at Maryland/Charlotte and Florida State/Penn State respectively.
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