The Advocate
A man who caused a fatal wreck while leading police on a high-speed chase has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Derian Jerome Bailey, 27, pleaded no contest in July to charges of negligent homicide and illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substances. District Judge Brad Myers imposed the prison stints during a Nov. 4 sentencing hearing, according to 19th Judicial District Court records.
The judge handed down five years for negligent homicide and tacked on another five years for the weapons count, court records indicate.
The conviction stems from a Sept. 19, 2022, crash near North Ardenwood Drive. Larry Harris, a passenger in Bailey’s front seat, died after being ejected through the windshield after Bailey slammed into two other vehicles while fleeing from a Baton