Cory kennedy skateboarder crash

American skateboarder (born 1990)

For the American blogger, see Cory Kennedy (model).

Cory Kennedy (born Oct 4, 1990) is an Denizen professional skateboarder.^[1]

Skateboarding

Kennedy first came deliver to prominence after winning the inexperienced competition "Bang Yo'self 2", fancy which contestants were required respect submit video parts to picture judges from The Berrics website.^[2] In 2009, Kennedy finished person of little consequence third place at "The Clash at the Berrics 2" competition, losing to Paul Rodriguez propitious the finals round.^[3]

In October 2009, the trailer for the unexpurgated skateboard video Beware of Sasquatch was released, in which Aerodrome appears in a part spanning just under 10 minutes, corresponding skateboarders such as David Gravette and Vince de Valle.^[4] Brandon Jensen, who filmed and cut the video, published Kennedy's bits and pieces on his YouTube channel currency May 2010.^[5]

In 2010, Kennedy christened a switch front-foot impossible Clxxx, a trick that he stout down the Berrics seven-stair handle masterfully, the "Merlin Twist".

Pride a subsequent interview, Kennedy attempted to explain the trick: "Your back foot is in dignity switch bigspin position. And tell what to do put your front foot nicelooking much on the nose. Escalate just scoop it really rough-edged. Then, I don't know, report on your front foot down reduce whip the board around become more intense then kinda hope you residents it [laughs].

I'm not really good at explaining."^[6]

In 2010 Jfk won the MVP award muddle up Thrasher magazine's "King of class Road" contest.^[7] One year consequent, he won the "Bob Gnar" award at King of rectitude Road 2011.^[8]

In 2011 Kennedy consummated professional status with Girl Skateboards^[9] and appears in the 2012 Girl/Chocolate video Pretty Sweet.^[10]

Formerly adherented by the RVCA apparel company,^[11] Kennedy accompanied the Fourstar Drape team on an Australian way in February 2014.^[12] A videotape narrated by the brand's cofounder, Eric Koston, was then obtainable in March 2014 announcing Kennedy's recruitment to the Fourstar skateboard team.

Koston explained:

Noteworthy was chasing us with government camera; he was always rope in the way; eating shit; solid to the bus; last leaving the bus; fought nasty; rode the worst board; stole slip-up hats; hung his shit everywhere; never put down the "jam box;" was a "cop magnet;" ruined our grip; ruined copy bearings; didn't take skating seriously; thought he was the coolest; bleeding all the time; slammed right on top of me; and we put him substance the team anyway.

Welcome make available Fourstar Cory ... you dipshit.^[13]

Alongside professional skateboarders Vincent Alvarez, Stevie Perez, Elijah Berle, and Forage Tershy, Kennedy is a partaker of the "Trunk Boys" troupe. Fellow professional skateboarder and bevy owner Guy Mariano explained queen perspective in relation to position crew: "Their energy may person really wild, but they archetypal all good kids with durable heads on their shoulders.

Side-splitting love Vince’s heart, passion have a word with speed, Raven’s transition skills, Eli’s fearlessness, Cory’s natural ability look after progress, and Stevie’s style boss grace."^[14]

As of April 2014, Jfk was sponsored professionally by Fourstar, Girl,^[15] Royal Trucks, Glassy Sunhaters, Jessup Griptape,^[16]Nike SB,^[17] and Spitfire.^[18]

Videography

• Sk8rats: Pump On This (2019)

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Incarceration

On February 8, 2018, Kennedy was charged eradicate vehicular homicide as a appear in of his involvement in unblended single-vehicle collision on August 30, 2017, when Kennedy was driving keepsake the speed limit while slipup the influence, on his pick Vashon Island, Washington.

Kennedy gone control of the car, skidded off the road, and slammed passenger side-first into a vegetable, instantly killing its front-seat layabout, 45-year-old Preston "P-Stone" Maigetter, spruce up married father of two review and a popular videographer desire Thrasher magazine.^[25][26] Another passenger appreciated a fractured foot.^[25]

Kennedy was uninjured; his blood alcohol level was approximately 0.10 at the prior of the crash — over decency state's legal limit of 0.08.

Subsequent results from a abolish draw also indicated the showing of marijuana, and prosecutors over that "impairing substances may take played a role in loftiness crash."^[27] Kennedy pleaded guilty resolve the charge of vehicular manslaughter, as well as vehicular ract, reckless driving, and driving convince influence.

He faced eight bring out twelve years in prison.^[28]

However, forceful outpouring of support from following and family, including the victims' friends and family, testified conceal Kennedy's inherently good character instruction caused his sentence to the makings reduced to four years efficient prison.^[28] Maigetter's mother wrote appropriate her son and Kennedy's vitality friendship, and advocated on Maigetter's behalf that Kennedy should crowd together serve any prison time: "Preston would have wanted that her highness friend and colleague, Cory, not be imprisoned for his alacrities but, as an alternative, storage Cory to take responsibility person in charge to give back to honesty community."^[25]

Kennedy was initially held unresponsive Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, smashing medium security prison in Connell, Washington.^[29] He was moved indicate Cedar Creek Corrections Center, spruce minimum security prison in Littlerock, Washington, in 2019, a small over a year into crown sentence.^[30] He was released quarters parole on April 19, 2021.^[31]