Charges dismissed against driver in deadly Colorado crash
DURANGO, Colo. – All charges were dropped against a 77-year-old man who was accused of killing two pedestrians when his car veered off a Durango road last year.
The Durango Herald reports Bobby Lehmann was charged with two counts of careless driving resulting in death after the March 2017 crash killed a Fort Lewis College student and an Italian tourist.
La Plata County prosecutor Brendan Richards says there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute Lehmann, resulting in the district attorney’s office requesting for the charges to be dismissed Monday.
Defence attorney Joel Fry says the crash was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition that has since been treated. Lehmann, who lives in La Grange, Texas, did not appear in court Monday.
The crash killed 23-year-old Allen Duke and 46-year-old Marco Ricchi.
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Information from: Durango Herald, http://www.durangoherald.com
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