BOULDER — The woman accused of killing beloved Louisville resident John Breaux in a Jan. 30 roadside accident broke down into tears inside a Boulder County courtroom Wednesday, telling her attorney and family, “I put so many people through so much.”
Mary Jo Anne Thomas, 62, was charged Wednesday morning with a single count of criminally negligent homicide, after toxicology tests found that she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident. The low-level felony carries a punishment that could range from probation to three years in prison.
Thomas’ hand shook as she stood sobbing in the courtroom, her daughter and attorney by her side. When asked by defense attorney Raphael Flores whether she understood what was happening in court, Thomas replied through her tears that, “I know what happened and I know how it happened.”
Flores told County Court Judge Carolyn Hoye Enichen that Thomas suffers from a “mental defect” that affects her ability to fully grasp what’s happening around her. According to her longtime friend and neighbor, Thomas suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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