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Jury convicts man on 2 traffic offenses in 2016 death of Colorado trooper Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Denver7 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. and last updated 2021-05-10 20:28:49-04 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. ....