Jury finds man guilty in downtown crash that injured Janae Edmondson
ST. LOUIS—A jury found 22-year-old Daniel Riley guilty of causing a car crash that severed the legs of 17-year-old Janae Edmondson, a high school volleyball player in town for a tournament.
A jury found Riley guilty of second-degree assault and armed criminal action for reckless driving that caused the accident that severed Janae’s legs, fourth-degree assault for injuring another driver during the wreck and driving without a valid license. The jury recommended a sentence of nearly 19 years for all the counts.
Police say Riley was speeding down a road in his rented Audi when he didn’t yield at an intersection and collided with another vehicle, sending the Audi airborne. The car then hit a parked car, pinning Janae between two vehicles. The Nashville-area girl not only lost both of her legs, she suffered multiple serious internal injuries, a fractured pelvis and underwent 29 surgeries, according to officials.
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At the time of the crash, Riley was out on bond for a pending robbery case, even though he had violated the condition of his release dozens of times, according to the circuit court. Toxicology tests taken the night of the crash showed Riley had fentanyl, codeine and THC in his system, according to officials.