DENVER (AP) - A mistrial has been declared in a second trial of a truck driver accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Patrol trooper in 2016 on Interstate 25.
Noe Gamez Ruiz had been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of Trooper Cody Donahue.
A first trial ended in a mistrial in September. Court officials said at the time the prosecution failed to disclose information to defense lawyers.
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Defense attorney Harvey Steinberg told KMGH-TV on Friday a judge made the ruling after Steinberg argued that evidence had been withheld.
Donahue was standing in the shoulder of the highway filling out a crash report when he was struck.
A 2017 Colorado law raised penalties for drivers who don’t slow down and move over when approaching emergency vehicles and tow trucks.
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Information from: KMGH-TV, http://www.thedenverchannel.com
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