Khyree Jackson: A Tragedy Easily Avoidable

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Khyree Jackson was killed in an auto accident on Saturday, July 6th. A 24-year-old man’s life was cut short and the nation was shocked. Jackson was a fourth-round pick who looked forward to starting a career in the National Football League. He should be playing starting in August. Sadly, his life ended unexpectedly.

What do we know about the suspect who did this? Cori Clingman is a 23-year-old woman with a history of reckless speeding. In 2018 she was cited for speeding twice at 100 miles per hour. Since then, she apparently had a clean record until last Sunday.

Although it’s easy to make questionable choices in younger years, at 23 and after two such prior incidents, Clingman should’ve learned her listen and vowed to never do this again. Police claimed alcohol may have been a factor at that time.

Questions are plentiful after this fatal accident in Maryland. Why would she do this a third time? Why did she fail to learn her lesson after the second time? How did she maintain a better driving record for 6 years only to suddenly make the same mistake a third time? What were the events that led up to this tragedy? Did Clingman go through a rough time or situation before the accident?

Fans and the general public are clearly looking for answers at this time. This senseless tragedy should have and could have been avoided with a simple call to Uber or if a reliable, sober friend offered to drive her as well as her two passengers.

Now Clingman will have a prison of her own making. She will have to live with the guilt of this deadly accident for the rest of her life. Jackson perished with two of his friends. She might have to face the families of the deceased and show remorse for her actions.

Charges are pending. According to Maryland State Law, as provided by Robert R. Castro Law Firm on the company’s website, there could be charges for vehicular manslaughter, otherwise known as vehicular homicide. Clingman could also charge related criminal neglect which states that “the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person’s conduct creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such a result will occur and the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person.” This information is also found on Find Law.

Given that this isn’t Clingman’s first time violating the law, it could be more difficult to be found not guilty in this case, especially with three deaths.

According to data on the Maryland State Web Site, the total number of auto accident fatalities in the State of Maryland is 285 as of July 14th, which already makes it very likely this will become one of the highest numbers of total fatalities in one year over five years.

Regardless of how the criminal court case ends, this tragedy would’ve been avoided if Clingman exercised reasonable logic and had someone drive rather than take such an illogical risk. Grieving parents just lost their young children. It’s tragic when parents outlive their children.