Article: Cyclist's killer sentenced: METH ADDICT GETS 19 YEARS; SISTER DESCRIBES HIS CHILDHOOD OF VIOLENCE, DRUGS.

Byline: Sean Webby

Feb. 24--A Santa Clara County judge on Friday sentenced a homeless felon to 19 years in prison, five months after he capped a meth binge by lethally barreling his Oldsmobile into a popular cyclist riding through the Palo Alto hills. Moments after learning his fate, a shackled Chevelle Bailey blew kisses to his crying 6-year-old daughter while deputies led him from the courtroom. The emotional exchange was in stark contrast to the moments after he plowed into John Peckham on a winding back road, then crashed his Oldsmobile Delta 88 down a ravine: When Bailey clambered from the car, he chugged a Coors and tried to walk away. The ...

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