Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Driver Pleads Guilty in Fatal Maryland Crash That Killed NFL Player Khyree Jackson
A woman named Cori Clingman admitted in court that she was responsible for a car crash that tragically killed three young men.
She was driving very fast and had been drinking alcohol.
The crash happened last summer.
One of the men killed, Khyree Jackson, was a promising football player for the Minnesota Vikings.
The other two, Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton Jr., were his former high school teammates.
Clingman has pleaded guilty to causing their deaths because she was drinking and driving carelessly.
Prosecutors are asking for her to go to jail for about three years.
Her final sentence will be decided in February.
Cori Clingman pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol.
The plea is connected to a July 6, 2024, three-car crash in Maryland that killed Khyree Jackson, Isaiah Hazel, and Anthony Lytton Jr.
Investigators stated Clingman was driving over 100 mph while intoxicated at the time of the crash.
Khyree Jackson was a rookie NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings, while Hazel and Lytton Jr. were his former high school teammates.
Prosecutors recommended a sentence of approximately three years in prison, with formal sentencing scheduled for February 4.
- Who
- Cori Clingman pleaded guilty; victims were Khyree Jackson, Isaiah Hazel, and Anthony Lytton Jr.
- What
- Clingman pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol in connection with a fatal three-car crash.
- When
- The plea was entered on Friday, and the crash occurred on July 6, 2024.
- Where
- Maryland
- Why
- Clingman was driving over 100 miles per hour while intoxicated, causing the collision.
- Defendant
- Cori Clingman
- Victims
- Khyree Jackson, Isaiah Hazel, Anthony Lytton Jr.
- Plea
- Guilty to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol
- Date of Plea
- Friday
- Recommended Sentence
- Five years for each count, approximately three years to be served
- Sentencing Date
- February 4
- Crash Date
- July 6, 2024