A Hartley County, Texas, grand jury has decided not to indict Colorado Sen. Suzanne Williams in connection to a fatal accident last December, according to the Associated Press.
“I think while it is a horrific tragedy, not all tragedies are crimes,” said Williams’ attorney David Lane. “Sometimes tragedies are just tragic.”
Hartley County District Attorney David Green presented the grand jury this morning with evidence about the Dec. 26 crash that killed Brianna Gomez, who was pregnant at the time.
With Williams at the wheel, according to state troopers, her 2010 Honda CR-V veered into the southbound traffic lane of U.S. 385 near Channing, in the Texas Panhandle, and hit a GMC Yukon driven by 30-year-old Eric Gomez.
Brianna Gomez was seven months pregnant. Her son, Curren, was born by emergency C-section after the collision. He weighed only 3 pounds, 1 ounce and spent 10 weeks in a hospital intensive-care unit.
With the exception of a brief prepared statement, Williams has declined to speak publicly about the crash since it happened. She initially told troopers she couldn’t remember what happened but told Rep. Nancy Todd that her son was in the back seat preparing his two children to go to sleep at the time of the collision.
Williams’ son, Todd, was seriously injured in the crash after he was ejected along with one of his sons, who were not wearing seat belts.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com
