JeffCo judge drops charges against man accused in deadly drunk driving crash

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A Jefferson County judge on Thursday dropped charges against a man accused of killing two and severely injuring two others in a fiery December 2021 crash after doctors declared him unfit to stand trial.

District Court Judge Tamara S. Russell called it a “bitter pill to swallow” before she dismissed the case of Guillermo Ramirez, who faced a dozen charges, including multiple counts of vehicular homicide.

Ramirez had been found incompetent in six different medical evaluations. Under a new state law that took effect last year, if a defendant is found incompetent and not restorable, a judge has to dismiss the case…

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