UPDATE: Lex Eugene, who was found guilty of vehicular homicide in January after hitting and killing a 5-year-old boy, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
EARLIER STORY:
A Palm Beach County man, accused of hitting and killing a 5-year-old boy while speeding away from police nearly three years ago, has been found guilty on four of five charges against him.
Jurors convicted 23-year-old Lex Eugene of vehicular homicide, attempting to flee or elude involving death, driving without a license involving death, and resisting arrest without violence.
He was found not guilty of leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
Boynton Beach police said Eugene was fleeing from officers in a white Buick Enclave on Feb. 13, 2016 when he lost control, drove onto a sidewalk, and struck Jayden Readon, who was walking with his family.
The wreck happened around 2 p.m. near the intersection of Miner and Summit Roads.
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Police said Eugene took off on foot, but was eventually captured. Readon was taken to Delray Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Eugene did not have a driver's license at the time of the crash, according to police.
Jury deliberations started around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, and jurors asked to re-listen to recorded testimony from Readon's great grandmother.
#JURYWATCH: Jury deliberating in the case against Lex Eugene, a man charged with killing 5-year-old boy while fleeing from Boynton Beach PD in his car. https://t.co/rDuTR3pbIa @WPTV @WPTVContact5 pic.twitter.com/DuBvOrCyu6
— Merris Badcock (@MerrisBadcock) January 16, 2019
WATCH: A jury convicted a man of killing a 5-year-old boy while trying to run from Boynton Beach police. His mom just heard the news. https://t.co/rDuTR3pbIa @WPTVContact5 @WPTV pic.twitter.com/V9sSI6rWRu
— Merris Badcock (@MerrisBadcock) January 16, 2019
