Cody Donahue was struck and killed on Interstate 25 near Castle Rock on Nov. 25, 2016. Author: Janet Oravetz (9News) Updated: 8:48 AM MDT May 3, 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. Jury selection is set to begin Monday morning for the driver accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Trooper with his box truck on Interstate 25 Douglas County in 2016.
Trooper Cody Donahue was struck and killed on Nov. 25, 2016, which was the day after Thanksgiving. He was outside of his vehicle working an earlier crash, on the highway near Castle Rock.
According to court documents, Noe Gamez-Ruiz was driving the vehicle that struck Donahue. Prosecutors said he had room to move his commercial box truck into the other lane but did not.
3rd trial date set for driver accused of killing Colorado State Patrol trooper
Mistrials were declared in two prior trials for the man accused of killing CSP Trooper Cody Donahue in November 2016. Author: Janet Oravetz (9News) Updated: 11:37 AM MDT April 22, 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. The third trial for the driver accused of killing Colorado State Trooper Cody Donahue on the day after Thanksgiving in 2016 is now set to begin on Monday, May 3.
Noe Gamez-Ruiz appeared in Douglas County court for a hearing Thursday morning ahead of his six-day trial which was set to begin on Friday, April 30. It was delayed slightly and will now start the following Monday.