Comments on: Billy Lane sentenced to 6 years in deadly crash case

By: Mike Odom

Mike Odom — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:56:56 +0000

Hi Jay,
Yes, Billy is currently housed at the Avon Park Correctional Institution. Avon Park is a minimum security work camp that also has rehabilitation available. It is also has available vocational programs, one of which happens to be welding. I can’t say for sure, but I would imagine he is teaching there to get gain time.

You can verify this information by doing a offender search at the Florida DOC web site http://www.dc.state.fl.us/inmateinfo/inmateinfomenu.asp

By: jay ray

jay ray — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:30:34 +0000

hey mike, any idea which jail billy’s in?

By: Bootris X

Bootris X — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:17:52 +0000

Cyril, Thanks for posting the results of this. I hate to say it but there is a lot of money hopefully heading the plaintiffs way. I am a student of the law and Chrysler had a legal victory in their bankruptcy where they are in such bad shape they may not have to pay a judgement on a Personal Injury clam. Yall may want to check that out, I am not giving any legal advice. Night Cyril, lets see some new bad ass bikes soon when u get a chance.

Tx Bootris

By: Mike Odom

Mike Odom — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:10:05 +0000

Reward? He is dead.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:59:20 +0000

That’s a rediculous sentence. Don’t drink and drive and smoke pot on your moped, it will affect your judgement and possibly cause you to hit a truck. I can see jail for billy lane but how can you reward the victim a huge settlement when he should have never been on the road in the first place!!!!

By: Bestoink

Bestoink — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:12:43 +0000

Lane was sloppy drunk driving in the wrong lane and he smashed the life out of a man. He’d been caught driving drunk before and had lost drivers’ license. This was not an isolated incident. He shouldn’t have even been on the road! Lane played Russian roulette with others’ lives. Unlike most of you I AM NOT SORRY FOR LANE, not at all. I think he’s getting off light. The judge did the public a disservice by reducing the agreed plea deal, swayed by Lane’s crying and his all his apologists. The drunk drivers are maiming, crippling, and killing us. All of you who say you feel sorry for this guy, I hope a drunk like Lane plows into you and turns you into a quadrapalegic, and gets off with a short stint, like Lane.

By: Kentucky-Bred

Kentucky-Bred — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:41:59 +0000

I read on Cyril Huze’s Blog that there would be no appeal for Billy Lane….the cash is gone. His 6 year sentence was less than the State of Florida’s sentencing guidelines for the crime…………..he could have got 9 to 15 years. Billy Lane should be thankful. 6 years for killing someone seems like a good deal to me.

By: D

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:05:25 +0000

I am sorry for both families. The comment above by the Morelock family speaks volumes. I think the whole sentence from prison time to driving permits was very extreme. It seems like Billy is paying more than an every day citizen just because he’s a celebrity.
Both families are in my prayers.

By: Roy in Mesa Az

Roy in Mesa Az — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:34:03 +0000

I’m just writing to say that I am sad to see that Billy Lane did something so stupid because he served as a role model for me while I was incarcerated for my own dumb decisions years ago. I do believe Billy is both a remorseful man, and I’m just sorry it had to come down to this.
My best wishes go out to everybody touched by this unfortunate loss.

By: Ljava

Ljava — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:40:34 +0000

Mike,
What do you think about an appeal, don’t you think this is already in the works for BL. Does anyone know how this works? I feel bad for both sides of familes and I find it so honorable for Byron and Seany to stand up for what their brother and uncle would have wanted, God Bless you ! It takes alot for them to be the men they are, I hope they can touch many lives with this foundation. I think Billy is remorseful and could do more good outside of bars and he will continue to help the Morelock family behind bars. As a mother myself I am devasted for BL’s mother, I hope things can be turned around with an appeal.

By: byron & seany morelock

byron & seany morelock — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:45:56 +0000

Both our family’s lives , the Morelocks & the Lanes have been changed forever ……
please believe me when I say that some of the “Reporters” have edited some of our words.
HEAR ME NOW ! THESE ARE MY WORDS :
“NO ONE ON THIS EARTH KNEW GERRY MORE THAN SEANY & I …..
AND NOW I SHALL SAY SOMETHING THAT MANY OF YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ….”BOTH SEANY AND I KNOW BILLY MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS EARTH !!!
SEANY, MYSELF AND BILLY WILL CONTINUE TO DO GOOD THINGS TOO HELP YOUNG CHILDREN IN NEED TILL THE DAY WE DIE !
THIS IS WHAT MY SWEET BIG BROTHER WOULD HAVE WANTED TO GO FORWARD !!!!!!. And this is what we shall do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of us involved would like to thank so many of you and hope & pray that ALL OF YOU will support our endeavers to help children with the Gerry Morelock Foundation coming soon to all of you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FROM ALL OF US ….TO ALL OF YOU ….”NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!”

With love to all ,
Byron & Seany (and Billy!)

By: Chessie

Chessie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:22:09 +0000

Mike, thank you for reporting this in an accurate, unbiased position. The information contained in this report is more complete than any I’ve read so far…The photos are superb…

These days it’s hard to find this kind of reporting…
Kudos,
Chessie (Marilyn Bragg)