LA PLATA, MD — Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Circuit Court Judge Karen Abrams sentenced Corey Jermaine Kane to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised probation, for two counts of Negligent Vehicle Manslaughter resulting in the deaths of Dionee Monae Tyree and Teenona Shavon Huggins and the hospitalization of another victim.

 

Kane pleaded guilty to all the charges in the Indictment on April 24, 2026.

 

On July 26, 2025, police, fire department personnel, and Emergency Medical Services responded to the 9900 block of Charles Street in La Plata for the report of a head-on collision involving injuries. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed a black Mercury Grand Marquis sedan and a white Infiniti SUV, both with heavy front-end damage.

 

The driver and front-seat passenger of the Mercury, later identified as Dionee Monae Tyree and Teenona Shavon Huggins, were unresponsive. A third victim, who was seated in the back of the vehicle, was responsive.

 

Tyree and Huggins were pronounced deceased at the scene. The third victim was extricated from the vehicle by the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and Charles County Department of Emergency Medical Services and flown to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. The victim survived.

 

The driver of the Infiniti, later identified as Kane, was responsive and showed signs of impairment.

 

An investigation revealed that Kane was traveling westbound on Charles Street when he crossed the center lane marking in an attempt to pass other vehicles. Although the area was a designated passing zone, conditions made it unsafe to pass. At the same time, the Mercury was traveling eastbound on Charles Street in its designated lane. While attempting to pass another vehicle, Kane crossed into the eastbound lane and struck the Mercury head-on.

 

At the scene, Kane agreed to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, which he completed unsatisfactorily. Kane’s blood alcohol concentration was also determined to be 0.21.

 

Investigators determined that both speed and alcohol were factors in the collision.

 

During sentencing, Assistant State’s Attorney John Stackhouse addressed the lasting impact of Kane’s actions, telling the court, “This case has generational impacts and has caused generational trauma. Grandparents lost grandchildren. Parents lost children. And the victims’ children lost their parents.”  Assistant State’s Attorney Chloe Dopico also addressed the court and stated, “Three family’s lives have been turned upside down over the defendant’s choices to drive under the influence.  We cannot accept this in our community.”

 

Judge Karen Abrams also acknowledged the profound loss experienced by those affected, stating, “There is so much pain in this courtroom.” Addressing the inability of any sentence to undo the harm caused, Judge Abrams added, “I could give Mr. Kane 150 years, and it wouldn’t ease the pain or help in that regard.”  Judge Abrams further stated “There is no justice that can make up for what happened to the families.”

 

Judge Abrams sentenced Kane to 20 years in prison with all but 15 years suspended followed by 5 years of supervised probation.