A man who was accused of driving over 110 mph before crashing and killing a 19-year-old man near Roy has been sentenced to state prison.
Ramone Jermaine Canley, 22, pleaded guilty Friday in Pierce County Superior Court to one count of vehicular homicide for the Sept. 25, 2022, crash that resulted in the death of Alex Pulley, a passenger in the car.
Canley was sentenced to four years. The sentence is below the standard range, according to court records.
Canley will also serve 18 months in community custody and undergo evaluation for substance-abuse treatment.
On the day of the crash, Canley was driving more than 110 mph on a 35 mph rural road near the intersection of 304th Street East and 8th Avenue South, about six miles east of Roy. The crash sent Canley's 2022 Toyota Supra more than 500 feet over a ditch and through a cattle fence, according to previous reporting by The News Tribune.
A Pierce County deputy was dispatched to the scene at about 1:50 a.m. and noticed flashing lights in a large field southeast of the intersection, according to an affidavit for the determination of probable cause. As he walked toward the lights, he heard a man yelling for help.
The man was Canley, who identified himself as the driver, the affidavit reported. He said his friend needed help and told the deputy he was driving at the 35 mph speed limit but fell asleep at the wheel.
According to the Pierce County medical examiner, Pulley suffered a fractured neck, and his cause of death was multiple blunt-force injuries.
In a statement for his guilty plea, Canley wrote he drove a car while being over the legal limit for marijuana that resulted in another person's death.
Family of the victim, whose nickname was "Bugs," told The News Tribune he was born in Lakewood and grew up in Spanaway. His mother, Lori Sheldrew, said her son was taken too soon.
"He was the sweetest young man I've ever met," Sheldrew said in the story. "His Mama, I miss him terribly."
