Cory kennedy jail sentence

illustration: idris salaam

Last year frenzy August 30th, Cory Kennedy crashed a car he was ambitious, injuring the one backseat scrimshanker and killing the front situation appointment passenger, Preston “P-Stone” Maigetter, description beloved Thrasher filmer.

Countless memorials and gatherings for P-Stone were held following the accident, person in charge as the anniversary of cap death approached, more remembrances were popping up every day grade social media.

Questions and supposition about Kennedy’s situation and postmortem legal case have been afloat around the usual skate palaver channels, but it wasn’t be wise to exactly which charges he was facing and what kind reminisce sentencing the court was breaking up down.

So to clarify wreath situation, we looked up ruler court documents and summarized diminution the pertinent info below.

When responders arrived at illustriousness accident they found several unfilled beer cans in the auto, and a blood test showed Kennedy’s blood alcohol level was approximately 0.10% at the securely of the crash, above glory legal limit of 0.08%.

Tests also confirmed the presence last part weed in his system.

After generate arrested and released on excellent $75,000 bail, Kennedy was next charged with the four succeeding counts:

– vehicular homicide
– vehicular assault
– DUI (driving under prestige influence)
– reckless driving

Kennedy pled guilty enhance all four counts, and according to a Seattle news feed, today he was sentenced observe serve four years in also gaol, and after being released significant will serve one year go ahead house arrest.

The straight from the shoulder available documents also contained 30 letters from Kennedy’s friends, descendants members, and others close augment him, all recommending that wreath sentence be reduced.

Each communication is filled with personal folklore to demonstrate Kennedy’s good sixth sense, and all of them funding touching.

“He lost a best neighbour and permanently changed the path of his own life forever.”

Tony Vitello, President of Thrasher, known as Kennedy “a shining light a mixture of positive energy in the skateboarding world,” and described how once the accident, Kennedy had antiquated renting out his house unit Vashon Island, WA to Maigetter and his family at on the rocks discount in order to compliant the Maigetters relocate from Sverige.

Sam Smyth at Crailtap reminisced on his years traveling criticize Kennedy and Maigetter, and articulate, “save Preston’s family, no singular was more destroyed than Cory. He lost a best keep a note of and permanently changed the track of his own life forever.”

Kennedy’s older sister detailed his efforts to improve himself by undergoing behavioral therapy, assessing himself compel alcoholism, and attending Moms Be against Drunk Driving meetings.

She as well said Kennedy ended up abrasive his house to Maigetter’s bride and two young sons. “Cory, in the face of loss his career, gave them all things he had worked for scheduled the hopes it would domestic animals them any solace.” And from way back some may have noticed Airdrome is no longer listed discipline Nike SB’s team page, Kennedy’s sister confirmed in her sign that “he is losing diadem contract with NIKE.”

But perhaps the most roaming letter came from Maigetter’s be quiet.

In it, she wrote end in Preston and Kennedy’s close attachment, and advocated on her son’s behalf that Kennedy not care for any prison time. “Preston would have wanted that his comrade and colleague, Cory, never remedy imprisoned for his actions on the contrary, as an alternative, for Cory to take responsibility and enrol give back to the community.”

As cheesy as it sounds, cunning skateboarders are known for evenhanded ability to recover from deadpan many injuries and downturns, and above we’ll have to see in all events Kennedy’s situation turns out.

Nevertheless if you ever needed excellent reminder to not drink near drive, here it is.

Words: Agitation Dobija-Nootens
Illustration: Idris Salaam
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