Federal jury awards $126 million to family of teen killed in crash with former Moore police officer
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A federal jury has decided that the city of Moore, along with a former Moore police officer, will pay $126 million for a car accident that tragically killed a teenager in 2019. As first reported by The Oklahoman, after a trial that lasted for three days, the jury reached a verdict in favor of the Gaines family. Emily Gaines was on her way to take an ACT test when Kyle Lloyd, an off-duty Moore Police Officer, came flying down South Sooner Road, reaching speeds of 95 miles per hour before colliding with Emily's car in an intersection, killing her. Lloyd was speeding to a shop with a cop Christmas event at the time of the crash. Lloyd was sentenced to 18 years for first-degree manslaughter. He is currently serving nine years, and the remainder of his sentence will be suspended. The Gaines family, however, pushed for more accountability from both Lloyd and the city of Moore. "This wasn't, for the Gaines, about money; it was about holding somebody accountable, potentially making changes, and we wanted Emily's death to mean something," said the Gaines family attorney, Chris Hammons. The jury reached its verdict on Wednesday, six years after Emily's death. "They never gave up, they wanted accountability, they wanted justice, they made their daughter's life count for something, and this is a loud verdict," Hammons said. The city of Moore said in a statement: "We had evidence to prove our civil rights violation," Hammons said. "Emily's verdict here, hopefully, makes the city of Moore and Oklahoma City safer." Lloyd's attorney, Michael Woodson, declined to comment. Woodson said, "It is our Firm’s policy, even post-verdict, not to comment on cases that are still pending."
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