Illegal migrant, 15, gets probation and must go to school after killing Colorado rehab worker, 24, in high-speed crash
A 15-year-old illegal immigrant who killed a Colorado drug rehab worker in a high-speed crash in a residential neighborhood was given a slap on the wrist by a Democrat prosecutor, endorsed by several prominent party members.The Colombian national juvenile, who cannot be named due to state law, was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service for the July 2024 death of Kaitlyn Weaver.Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden offered the teen the plea deal if he admitted guilt in the deadly crash, promised to attend school and not break any more laws, CBS News Colorado reported.The teen was racing his mother’s Jeep Cherokee at over 90 mph through a posted 45 mph street when he slammed into Weaver’s Volkswagen in Aurora, Colo.Weaver, 24, was “effectively killed instantly,” her father John Weaver told the outlet.Weaver was speaking with her boyfriend on speaker phone when she stopped at a stop sign, allowing a car to pass before she crossed into the intersection and was T-boned by the teen.“She didn’t even see him coming,” the heartbroken father said.
“That’s how fast he was going.”The driver’s side of Weaver’s car was completely mangled in the crash.Weaver spent two days in the hospital before her parents took her off life support and donated her organs to others in need.The teen, who was also unlicensed to drive the car, had other kids in the car with him at the time of the deadly crash.He was charged with vehicular homicide.Colorado state law prohibits minors from being publicly identified in criminal court cases.His mom told investigators she planned to move him back to Colombia, but the teen has since filed for asylum in the US, CBS reported.The teen was processed through juvenile court, with the Weavers expecting a full trial until Padden was elected to office and replaced the former district attorney.“The DA’s office said this would be a ‘no plea deal’ case, so they were not going to offer anything; an...