Just 12 Years for Black Driver Who Killed White Newly-Weds and Unborn Child

NBC Philadelphia
June 4, 2014

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William Reid and his pregnant wife Jamie were both teachers from Philadelphia.

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.

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Rodney Koon was driving the Limo they were in and he was under the influence.

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.