A man responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a young Latter-day Saints missionary in North Carolina has been sentenced after pleading guilty in court.
Mecklenburg County court records show that Tyzhaun Carney entered guilty pleas to multiple charges related to the May 1, 2025, crash on Beatties Ford Road, which claimed the life of 18-year-old Elder Aleki Langi from Magna.
The charges included involuntary manslaughter, two felony counts of hit-and-run involving serious injury or death, misdemeanour child abuse, and driving while his license was revoked.
The court heard that Carney fled the scene after the collision, which resulted in the death of Elder Langi, who was serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the time.
The incident occurred just over a year before the sentencing.
Following his guilty plea, Carney was sentenced to an active prison term of 31 to 47 months, according to court records.
Elder Langi’s death was widely mourned by his family, church community, and members of the wider Pacific and LDS communities.
He has been remembered as a young man devoted to his faith and committed to serving others.
The sentencing brings a legal conclusion to the case, although the loss continues to be felt by those who knew him.
