A driver who killed one 12-year-old and injured two others in a crash while speeding was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison.
The man who crashed his car into three 12-year-old step-siblings, killing one and injuring two, was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison. Ray Shaqil Reeves, 31, gave a Contra Costa judge ultimate control over his fate. Before being formally sentenced, Reeves heard essays read aloud in court from the boy and girl who were walking with 12-year-old Gianathon Vincent on the day he was killed in September 2022.
Police said at the time that Reeves was speeding in a Chevrolet Impala that crashed into a Mercury Mystique at a red light near Sycamore Drive and Manzanita Way, causing the Chevrolet to leave the roadway and strike the three children on their way home from school. Gianathon's stepsister said in court that she loved and missed him a lot and that he would always be in her heart. Gianathon's stepbrother wrote in an essay that he remembered walking home and buying snacks for the trio when their day was interrupted by a “big bang.” He described seeing smoke coming out of the car, blood everywhere, and ringing in his ears. He also said he tasted blood and alcohol from paramedics trying to wash the blood out of his mouth. All three children were hospitalized with extensive injuries, and the drivers of both vehicles were also transported to a medical center. Reeves was later charged with manslaughter and assault. He pleaded no contest without an agreed-upon sentence, giving Judge Charles “Ben” Burch the power to choose. The defense argued for a two-year prison term, while prosecutors argued for the nine-year, eight-month sentence, the maximum allowable by statute
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