Ex-Detroit cop sentenced to 90 days in Macomb County Jail in fatal motorcycle crash
A former Detroit police officer charged in a fatal motorcycle crash last year was sentenced to 90 days in the Macomb County Jail, according to his attorney and the court.
Corey Siquan Jones pleaded guilty to the charge of moving violation causing death, a one-year misdemeanor, in April in 39th District Court in Roseville, according to online court records.
"He is very remorseful to the family of the deceased," Jones' attorney, Vincent Toussaint, said after the sentencing May 21 in the district court.
He said Jones began serving his sentence immediately, with online jail records indicating Jones was booked into the lockup May 21. Other parts of Jones' sentence include two years of reporting probation, random drug and alcohol testing, no criminal acts and obtaining and maintaining employment, according to a court employee.
Jones, 29, was arraigned in February in the crash in August at the Interstate 94 service drive and 12 Mile Road in Roseville.
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Evan Newman, 27, of St. Clair Shores, died at the scene, according to the county prosecutor's office.
Jones was off-duty when he stopped at a red light Aug. 16, then proceeded through it while it was still red, hitting Newman, a motorcyclist who was riding lawfully through the green light, the prosecutor's office previously indicated.
A former prosecutor's office spokeswoman previously indicated that Jones, of Roseville, was driving a Jeep Cherokee. No drugs or alcohol were involved. She indicated Jones, who was on his way to work, was not hurt.
Jones resigned from Detroit police in December, a department spokesman previously indicated. Toussaint said he did not know what Jones' future plans would be, but said he has a wife and young family and anticipates he will get back on his feet after his release.
Prosecutor Peter Lucido previously indicated in a news release that the case "is a reminder of how a simple traffic violation can have devastating consequences. A life was lost, and a family is now left to grieve an unimaginable loss."
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