Inset (left): Jason Anthony Scott (Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office). Insets (center and right): Gloria Manley and Lorin Manley (Life and Legacy Funerals and Cremations). Background: News footage of the scene of the crash in Charlotte, N.C. (WBTV).
A North Carolina teenager who was speeding when he crashed into a car carrying a woman, her daughter, and a 12-year-old child has avoided having to serve a yearslong prison sentence.
Jason Anthony Scott, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault with a deadly weapon causing serious injury in connection with a fatal car crash that took place on Dec. 27, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. On Tuesday, he learned that he will spend less than a year behind bars for it.
According to an affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, Scott was behind the wheel of his BMW driving more than 100 mph in a 45 mph zone when he hit a Honda SUV that was being driven by 45-year-old Lorin Manley and carrying her mother, 81-year-old Gloria Manley, and a 12-year-old girl.
The two adults were pronounced dead at the scene, and the girl suffered life-threatening injuries.
Scott, who was 18 years old at the time of the crash, was also treated for serious injuries, including a broken arm and fractures in his back.
The 12-year-old girl was unconscious when bystanders found her in the front passenger seat of the SUV. She was treated for internal bleeding and a crushed pelvis. The girl's relationship with the Manleys was not made clear.
During a hearing on Tuesday, Scott learned his fate after entering his guilty plea. After Scott was originally sentenced to more than four years in prison, a judge ordered his sentence to be suspended. Scott will only have to serve six months in jail, after which he will be on probation for three years. He will have to provide a DNA sample, and his driving privileges were revoked.
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