A jury on Monday found the man accused of killing a Colorado State Patrol trooper in November 2016 guilty on some charges.
Noe Gamez-Ruiz was found guilty of careless driving while passing an emergency vehicle resulting in death and failure to stay in a single lane. The jury acquitted him of another careless driving charge.
Gamez-Ruiz will be sentenced July 30. According to a release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney s Office, the convictions carry a maximum sentence of 12 months in jail, but Gamez-Ruiz would be eligible for probation.
Trooper Cody Donahue was at the scene of a crash on Interstate 25 near Castle Rock when he was struck three times by a box truck that Gamez-Ruiz drove: On the hip, in the leg by bolts of the truck s tire and in the head by a padlock on the truck.
Truck driver found guilty on some charges in crash that killed Colorado State Patrol Trooper in 2016
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) A semi-truck driver was found guilty on two counts and not guilty on another charge related to the 2016 death of a Colorado State Patrol Trooper.
In November of 2016, Trooper Cody Donahue was hit and killed on I-25, just south of Castle Rock. At the time of his death, Donahue was investigating a crash scene.
Noe Gamez-Ruiz, 46, was driving a tractor trailer at the time he hit Donahue. He was arrested shortly after the accident.
9News reports Gamez-Ruiz was found guilty of the following charges:
A jury on Monday found the man accused of killing a Colorado State Patrol trooper in November 2016 guilty on some charges.
Noe Gamez-Ruiz was found guilty of careless driving while passing an emergency vehicle resulting in death and failure to stay in a single lane. The jury acquitted him of another careless driving charge.
Gamez-Ruiz will be sentenced July 30. According to a release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney s Office, the convictions carry a maximum sentence of 12 months in jail, but Gamez-Ruiz would be eligible for probation.
Trooper Cody Donahue was at the scene of a crash on Interstate 25 near Castle Rock when he was struck three times by a box truck that Gamez-Ruiz drove: On the hip, in the leg by bolts of the truck s tire and in the head by a padlock on the truck.
Jury convicts man on 2 traffic offenses in 2016 death of Colorado trooper
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A jury was seated Monday in the trial of Noe Gamez-Ruiz, who faces charges of criminal negligent homicide, failure to yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle and careless driving causing death.
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DENVER â A jury on Monday convicted a man of two traffic charges and found him not guilty of another count in connection with the November 2016 crash that killed Colorado State Trooper Cody Donahue.
On Nov. 25, 2016, Donahue was working an crash on I-25 just south of Castle Rock when he was struck and killed instantly by a box truck driven by Gamez-Ruiz.
Noe Gamez-Ruiz had plenty of time and space to move over on I-25, according to prosecutors. Defense attorneys argued that the driver couldn’t move over and instead slowed down to well below the speed limit when he saw the flashing lights ahead of him.
During opening statements, Assistant District Attorney Tom Byrnes for the 18th Judicial District said Donahue was clearly visible on the shoulder of the road because he was wearing a bright yellow vest. He also noted that Donahue’s vehicle and the vehicle of a second state trooper had their vehicle lights flashing.