Man sentenced to 10 years for crash that left an student hurt
By Jonah Gilmore, Bailey Barnes
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NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Cedrick Marshall has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree vehicular negligent injury. This was in connection to a 2024 crash that left a 15-year-old Edna Karr student hurt.
Jamal Jackson is still in critical condition after an SUV crashed into his bedroom at his residence on the corner of Cerise Avenue and Chef Menteur.
The judge said if Jackson passes away he could be charged with vehicular homicide could face up to 30 years.
Through many tears in the weeks after the crash, Cierra Patterson, the mother of Jamal Jackson, 15, described the horrific scene that left her son in the Intensive Care Unit.
“All she heard was loud glass noise, and when she called me on the phone because I wasn’t there, she just said that Jamal was under the car,” Patterson said.
“There’s no way in the world my child should be in critical condition at 15 years old by somebody not doing the right thing,” Patterson said.
Patterson said her son recently started school at Edna Karr and was looking forward to the school year, getting involved with football and the drill team.
“He don’t get into no trouble. He don’t hang with people, he stays inside, that’s like his comfort zone,” Patterson said.
Police did not say how fast Marshall was driving when he crashed, but confirmed he stayed at the scene and allegedly failed a sobriety test.
“He should have called an Uber if he knew he was too intoxicated. He should’ve never got behind a wheel,” Patterson said.
Patterson called her son her “strong boy,” saying she’s staying by his side as he continues to fight for his life.
“I’m praying that he gets through this. He going to get through this, I have faith in this. He’s going to walk out this hospital with me. He’s not leaving no other way,” Patterson said.
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