Jason Anthony Scott, 19, was driving his BMW at 100 miles per hour in a 45 zone in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the night of December 27, 2025.
At the intersection of Ardrey Kell Road and Red Rust Lane, he crashed into a Honda CR-V. Inside were Lorin Manley, Gloria Manley, and a 12-year-old girl. Lorin and Gloria died at the scene, trapped in the wreckage of the car. The girl survived with internal bleeding and a fractured pelvis; neighbors pulled her from the vehicle before paramedics arrived.
Scott pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. Judge Matthew Osman had sentenced him to at least two years and seven months in prison. He later suspended that sentence. Today, Scott is serving just six months behind bars, three years of probation, and lost his driver’s license. Two lives cut short by a decision behind the wheel, and a sentence that many in Charlotte still cannot understand.
