LEINADG THE WAY. COLIN: A LEIF SENTENCE AFTER A POLICE PURSUIT TURNED DEADLY. I AM COLIN MAYFIELD. MEGAN: I AM MENGA MITCHELL. -- RAY AND GAIL LABEL WERE KILLED. SEVERAL OTHERS WER HEURT. RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS GAVE EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY AS THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE LIFE SENTENCE. >> I FLEE RELIEVED AND I KNOW MY FAMILY CAN FINALLY MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEM IS THIS WAS -- THIS IS ABOUT MASON MYERS TODA BUT IT’S ALSO ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS AN UNNECESSARY POLICE CHASE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED. SO IT’S A BITTERSWEET FEELING TODAY. I FEEL HAPPY BUT ALSO I KNOW ERTHE’S A LONG ROAD AHEAD. MEGAN:HE T FAMILY IS NOW SUING MYERS AND CINCINNATI POLICE, ALLEGING THE CHA WSEAS RECKLESS.
Driver charged in high-speed chase that killed Newport couple sentenced to life in prison
Updated: 2:40 PM EST Nov 23, 2021
The driver charged in a high-speed chase that ended in a Northern Kentucky crash, killing two bystanders and wounding two others, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.Mason Meyer, 28, pleaded guilty in October to two counts of murder, four counts of wanton endangerment, one count of fleeing or evading police, and one count of criminal mischief.Meyer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison on both counts of murder in addition to 20 years on the remaining charges of wanton endangerment, fleeing or evading police, and criminal mischief.“Mason, you are everything I teach my kids not to be," Victim Steven Klein said to Meyer during his personal statement on Tuesday. “You’re exactly where you should be and I hope you spend the rest of your life behind bars. Enjoy your stay.”He will also be required to pay $1,600 in restitution to the son of the couple who was killed. It happened on Aug. 7, 2020, when police said Meyer was driving a vehicle that slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing Gayle Laible, 80, and Ray Laible, 81, as they ate on the sidewalk patio of Press, a restaurant in Newport. It all started with a police chase on the other side of the Ohio River.Cincinnati Police said Meyer refused to stop for police in Lower Price Hill during a drug investigation. That sparked a chase from Cincinnati across the Roebling Suspension Bridge and into Kentucky where Meyer crashed.Meyer's vehicle struck four innocent bystanders in the vicinity of the crash, causing the deaths of the Laibles and seriously injuring two others, Steven and Maribeth Klein. Angela Laible Endress is the daughter of Ray and Gayle Laible. She shared how hearing Klein and herself share personal statements contributed to their healing process. Endress is among those suing those involved in the crash including Cincinnati Police and the officers involved."I feel relieved and I know my family can finally move forward," Endress told reporters after sentencing. "You know, the problem is this was this is about Mason Meyer today, but it's also about the fact that it was an unnecessary police chase that could have been stopped. So I It's a bittersweet feeling today I feel happy but also, I know there's a long road ahead.”Kirsten Johnson, 22, was inside of Meyer’s vehicle, as well as one other person. That third occupant has not been charged.Johnson was arrested and charged federally on gun and drug charges.
The driver charged in a high-speed chase that ended in a Northern Kentucky crash, killing two bystanders and wounding two others, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.
Mason Meyer, 28, pleaded guilty in October to two counts of murder, four counts of wanton endangerment, one count of fleeing or evading police, and one count of criminal mischief.
Meyer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison on both counts of murder in addition to 20 years on the remaining charges of wanton endangerment, fleeing or evading police, and criminal mischief.
He will also be required to pay $1,600 in restitution to the son of the couple who was killed.
It happened on Aug. 7, 2020, when police said Meyer was driving a vehicle that slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing Gayle Laible, 80, and Ray Laible, 81, as they ate on the sidewalk patio of Press, a restaurant in Newport.
It all started with a police chase on the other side of the Ohio River.
Cincinnati Police said Meyer refused to stop for police in Lower Price Hill during a drug investigation. That sparked a chase from Cincinnati across the Roebling Suspension Bridge and into Kentucky where Meyer crashed.
Meyer's vehicle struck four innocent bystanders in the vicinity of the crash, causing the deaths of the Laibles and seriously injuring two others, Steven and Maribeth Klein.
Kirsten Johnson, 22, was inside of Meyer’s vehicle, as well as one other person. That third occupant has not been charged.
Johnson was arrested and charged federally on gun and drug charges.
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