LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A driver who was convicted after putting and killing a 10-year-old bike owner in Timnath was sentenced to jail on Friday.
On Dec. 20, 2024, Amy Weiss was discovered responsible of careless driving leading to dying, a couple of days after she had pleaded responsible to tampering with bodily proof, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
The case started on Aug. 2 simply earlier than 6 p.m. Weiss, now 54, was driving a 2019 Audi SUV east on River Go Street when her automotive hit a younger bike owner who was headed south on Saddle Horn Drive, in accordance with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Workplace. The crash occurred in a Timnath neighborhood.
The bike owner, who was later recognized as Oliver Stratton, 10, of Timnath, was transported to a hospital, the place he died.
Investigators gathered proof on the scene, which led them to consider Weiss had been distracted on the time of the crash. In October, she was charged with careless driving leading to dying and tampering with bodily proof.
She pleaded responsible to tampering with bodily proof on Dec. 16, and was discovered responsible of the careless driving cost a pair days later.
Stratton’s life, in addition to the circumstances of his dying, was highlighted by The White Line Basis, which was created after the dying of 17-year-old Magnus White in Boulder County. It goals to seize the heartbreak after these kinds of crashes whereas additionally pushing for extra security for cyclists on the street.
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Weiss’ sentencing listening to came about on Friday. She was sentenced to one year in jail for careless driving inflicting dying and 364 days in jail for tampering with bodily proof — the utmost sentence on every cost.
The sentences might be served concurrently, with work launch “approved,” in accordance with the eighth Judicial District Lawyer’s Workplace. Her driver’s license was additionally revoked.
“Our hearts proceed to interrupt for the Stratton household. The loss they’ve suffered is immeasurable,” mentioned District Lawyer McLaughlin in a press release. “Whereas no sentence can do justice to the life misplaced, it is very important proceed to carry distracted drivers accountable. We have to change the tradition the place cellphone inflicting crashes are seen as ‘simply an accident.’ They’re deadly and the choice to make use of a cellphone whereas driving is intentional. I urge people to consider Ollie and put their telephones down.”
Denver7’s Sydney Isenberg contributed to this report.
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