Man Sentenced For 2019 Crash That Killed Manahawkin Motorcyclist

TITUSVILLE, FL — The driver in a 2019 Florida crash that killed a Manahawkin motorcyclist has been sentenced to prison, according to a report.

Anthony Keyes-Walls, 25, was sentenced to 14.8 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of multiple charges in March, according to Florida local news website Talk of Titusville.

Keyes-Walls had been charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI serious bodily injury, DUI property damage and reckless driving, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

The crash on March 10, 2019 killed Manahawkin resident Ralph Napoli, police previously said.

Napoli, 64, attending the Daytona Bike Week with his son Dominic and some friends when the tragedy occurred, according to his obituary.

An experienced rider of 13 years, Napoli was looking forward to spending the week in Daytona, so much so that he endured the early morning frigid 14 degree weather while leaving New Jersey on his Harley, according to the obituary.

Napoli was riding his motorcycle on I-95 in Brevard County, Fla. at about 7:45 a.m. when the speeding car rear-ended the motorcycle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Keyes-Walls, then 21, failed to slow when he struck Napoli's motorcycle, police said. He also was driving "aggressively," police said.

The motorcycle went off the roadway and struck a tree, briefly catching fire, police said.

Keyes-Walls' sentence will be followed by about two months of probation, Talk of Titusville reported. His driver's license will be permanently revoked and he will have to undergo 50 hours of community service, undergo substance abuse treatment and pay fines and court costs totaling $14,935, according to the report.

This article contains additional reporting by Tom Davis.