Karim Reyad, the 18-year-old involved in the April car crash that killed Gayla Sue Price, has received approval from a Kern County judge to be released from prison in order to receive medical treatment. Price's family protested the decision at the courthouse Wednesday morning, saying they lost their loved one forever and she deserves justice. 23ABC's Dominique LaVigne spoke with the family and Reyad's lawyer to learn more.
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00:00 man involved in the crash in April in which a Bakersfield woman was killed
00:03 received approval from a judge to be released for medical treatment. 23
00:07 ABC's Dominic Lavigne spoke to the family of the woman killed about why
00:12 they protested his release this morning. The family of Gayla Sue Price, the
00:16 woman killed in a deadly car crash in April, protested the driver's request
00:19 for bail on Wednesday morning, saying they lost their loved one forever and
00:23 she deserves justice. This should not be happening. We should not be here
00:27 right now. We should be at home loving our mother,
00:30 but we can't because of this dude. Kareem read the 18 year old involved in
00:35 the deadly crash on Campus Park Drive reached at least 100 MPH in a Dodge
00:40 Charger Hellcat
00:41 while under the influence of THC killing Gayla Sue Price on the scene.
00:47 And the family says while they lost her forever, they remember price as a
00:51 woman loved by many. You cannot see her and not smile. That was the blessing of
00:57 knowing her because no matter how bad of a day you were having, she would
01:02 always throw on her oldies, grab you by the hands, take you out into front yard
01:06 and dance with you barefoot.
01:08 On Wednesday morning, Ray had requested bail in his criminal case to receive
01:14 medical treatment before his hearing prices. Family and friends carried signs
01:18 with messages asking for justice down Truxton Avenue, saying they hope the
01:22 judge denies his request for bail. And I miss her.
01:25 This is really getting hard, really hard, and I want him to see justice. No
01:33 ifs and buts about it. He's got to pay for what he did to my sister. And
01:37 that's something Matt Clark, the family's attorney, agrees with. Jails
01:40 have infirmaries. I've had plenty of cases where people are receiving
01:44 medical treatment in jail. There is no reason to believe he can't receive
01:49 adequate medical care in jail. The judge denied rads request for bail, but
01:53 granted his request for release to a medical facility for proper care and
01:57 physical therapy. Reds attorney Forrest Miller says the Lerdo pretrial facility
02:01 neglected to provide red with adequate medical care for a broken leg injuries
02:05 to both arms, medication for nerve damage and failing to provide a
02:09 wheelchair for his client because little just absolutely cannot provide
02:12 it to him. Um, you know, there there is a just case law that that that says
02:17 basically that if people in custody are not getting their adequate medical care,
02:22 that that is a violation of their eighth amendment right. And while
02:25 prices family says they're relieved rad was denied bail, Roy says they're
02:29 disappointed in his approval for release to the Bakersfield
02:32 Rehabilitation Facility. I understand he's a kid and he made a great mistake,
02:38 but every mistake has a consequence and every consequence you got to accept.
02:43 The court ordered red to return to court on Tuesday with a statement from
02:46 the Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital, accepting him as a patient along with
02:50 his estimated duration of recovery to finalize his release in downtown
02:55 Bakersfield. I'm Dominique Lavignier 23 bc News connecting you