Evidence review set in crash that killed Khyree Jackson, 2 former ...
Prosecutors plan to review evidence this week from the crash that killed NFL rookie Khyree Jackson and two former high school teammates, officials said Sunday, though an expert cautioned that it could take months before authorities complete their investigation and make a decision on charges.
The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office confirmed the scheduled evidentiary review in a statement, while noting much more work needs to be done. The office said it had not yet received medical records that would indicate the blood alcohol concentration of those involved.
“There is a need for more information about what exactly happened to collect sufficient evidence,” the office said in a statement. They referred further questions to Maryland State Police, which would only say the crash is still being investigated.
Jackson, who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of April’s NFL draft, and two of his former teammates at Henry A. Wise High School — Anthony Lytton Jr., 24, and Isaiah Hazel, 23 — were killed early Saturday when police say a speeding and possibly alcohol-impaired driver struck their vehicle on northbound Route 4 near Presidential Parkway in Prince George’s County.
No charges had been filed as of Sunday afternoon, state police said.
The crash occurred around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, as the three close friends and former high school football state champions and college athletes were riding in a Dodge Charger being driven by Hazel. Police said an Infiniti Q50 that was changing lanes while driving at high speed hit the Charger and another car. The Charger traveled off Route 4 and hit multiple tree stumps before coming to a rest. The three men were killed, authorities said.
The driver of the Infiniti, who police identified as Cori Clingman, 23, of Upper Marlboro, and her two passengers were also uninjured. The driver of the other car was also not hurt. Efforts to reach Clingman on Sunday were not successful.
Fully investigating the crash could take several months, said Gregory Russell, a former military police officer and Maryland-based expert in crash reconstruction. The timing depends in part on investigators’ workload and how long it takes for evidence — such as the medical records — to be collected, he said.
Russell said that most cars made after 2013 record crash data from the vehicle’s speedometer, which police would probably seek to obtain with a warrant.
“That’s one of the big things they’re going to go after and get, if they haven’t gotten it already,” Russell said.
The crash left many in Prince George’s County and across the nation grieving the loss of three promising young men who seemed to have bright futures ahead of them.
All three played football for Coach DaLawn Parrish and won multiple state championships as he built a dynasty at Wise, winning 43 straight games and three state titles from 2015 to 2018. Jackson finished his college career at the University of Oregon; he previously was enrolled at the University of Alabama. Lytton played in college at Florida State University and Penn State, and Hazel played at the University of Maryland and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Wise High School also lost three students in 2023 to violent deaths. Two of those students were fatally shot, and the third was killed in a car crash.
In an Instagram post in April, just two days before the NFL draft, Jackson wrote, “Watching Zayy and AJ [Hazel and Lytton] go D1 was my ultimate inspiration, they inspired me to be better can’t thank them enough.”
