Cortez man pleads guilty in death of woman who fell from car roof
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Incident occurred Sept. 29 on Colorado Highway 145
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 11:25 AM Updated: Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 10:57 PM Jauregui Jauregui Escuchar en Español:
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A Cortez man pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident causing death and driving while ability impaired Thursday afternoon in Montezuma County Court.
Amy A. Perez, 33, died on the night of Sept. 29 after falling from the roof of a moving vehicle on Colorado Highway 145, according to a Colorado State Patrol arrest affidavit. The driver of the Hyundai Sonata, Jose Alfonso Jauregui, 27, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing death and driving w