AMARILLO, Texas — A Colorado state senator involved in a crash that killed a woman in the Texas Panhandle pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of driving on the wrong side of the road and paid a $200 fine.
The victim, Brianna Gomez, was pregnant at the time of the crash and her son was delivered in emergency surgery before she died.
Sen. Suzanne Williams, D-Aurora, paid the fine and $68 in court costs, Hartley County Attorney Shane Turner said Thursday.
The Amarillo Globe-News reported that Texas law allowed for the dismissal of two seat-belt citations against Williams, a staunch supporter in the Colorado legislature of seat-belt laws.
In December, Williams’ SUV crossed the center line of a highway and struck a vehicle carrying the 30-year-old Gomez.
A Texas grand jury declined to indict Williams on criminal charges.
