Man sentenced to 5 years in jail for 2024 racing crash that killed 2 Henrico teens
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The man who pleaded guilty to causing a deadly Goochland County racing crash in May 2024 was sentenced to five years in jail on Friday.
Hayden Alexander Kyle was 18 years old at the time of the crash that killed J.R. Tucker High School students Joseph Castro and Aiden Schmidt. He pleaded guilty in mid-October to two counts of causing death by racing.
The judge sentenced him to 10 years with seven and a half years suspended for each of the two counts of racing resulting in a killing, for a total of 20 years with 15 suspended.
Goochland Circuit Court Judge Timothy Sanner said at sentencing the crash “wasn’t an accident” but added “I don’t think you’re going to pose a risk in the future.”
“I believe you are truly remorseful,” Judge Sanner told Kyle. “You are a good person who committed a terrible crime.”
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