Thomas Appleton sentenced to 10 years in death of 18-year-old Samuel Taylor in Sept. 2012 street racing crash in Charlottesville, Virginia
Modified Date:
Thu, 06/01/2023 - 6:04amAccident Date:
Wednesday, September 5, 2012Va. man sentenced in deadly street racing crash.
A man convicted of participating in a street race wreck that killed another man will spend a year in prison.
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A man convicted of participating in a street race wreck that killed another man will spend a year in prison. Thomas Appleton received a 10-year sentence Wednesday in Albemarle Circuit Court. Judge Cheryl Higgins then suspended nine years of the sentence. Appleton also will lose his driver's license for a year. Higgins says he must then petition the court for the license's reinstatement. Prosecutors say Appleton and 18-year-old Samuel Taylor were racing on Sept. 5, 2012, when their vehicles collided. Taylor's car ran off the road, hit a stump, went airborne and crashed into a tree. Appleton pleaded guilty in July to killing another while engaging in street racing.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Street Racing Accidents, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Road DeparturePeople Involved:
Thomas Appleton
Samuel Taylor
City:
Charlottesville, VACounty:
Charlottesville city, VAArea:
Charlottesville, VA
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