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Female Amazon driver is dragged from her van, thrown in ditch and shot in head by road rage driver who will spend the rest of his life behind bars
Thomas Coy, 66, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing Jasmine Taylor, a 23-year-old Amazon delivery driver, in Lawrence County, Missouri. The case involved a road-rage confrontation in which Coy shot Taylor, then removed her from her van and left her in a roadside ditch.
The shooting happened on 5 February 2025 as Taylor delivered packages near Highway 97. Court documents say Coy admitted using a pellet rifle and taking Taylor from the vehicle; she was taken to hospital with a bullet lodged in her head and later died. At sentencing on 2 November, the judge showed Coy video of Taylor’s final moments, according to her sister, who said the family would now begin grieving.
In short
- Thomas Coy was sentenced to 40 years for killing Jasmine Taylor.
- Taylor was shot while delivering packages in Missouri.
- Her sister said the family would now focus on grieving.
Explained simply
Jasmine Taylor was a 23-year-old delivery driver working in Lawrence County, in the US state of Missouri. On 5 February 2025, she was making deliveries near Highway 97 when she encountered Thomas Coy, who was 66.
The case arose from a road-rage confrontation. Court documents say Coy used a pellet rifle and removed Taylor from her van, leaving her in a roadside ditch; she later died in hospital. Road-rage cases involve violence following disputes between road users, and this case raised questions about the safety of people who work alone on public roads.
Taylor’s family and Coy were central to the court case: Coy admitted killing her, while her relatives spoke about the loss. The case matters to her family and community, and shows how a brief confrontation on the road can have lasting consequences.