NBC Philadelphia
June 4, 2014
An Asheville limousine driver has been sentenced to at least 12 years in prison for a wreck that killed a newlywed couple from the Philadelphia area.
Forty-six-year-old Rodney Koon pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child and driving while impaired during a hearing in Asheville on Monday.
The Aug. 11 crash killed 26-year-old Will Reid, his 25-year-old wife, Jamie Reid, and the couple’s unborn child.
Investigators say the Reids were in the backseat of Koon’s limousine when the car ran off a highway and hit a tree at about 55 mph.
After a long investigation, police determined that Koon was under the influence at the time of the crash.
The couple had come to Asheville to attend a friend’s wedding and was heading to the Asheville Regional Airport for the return flight home when the crash occurred.