GREELEY, Colo. — A Weld County driver who pleaded guilty to fatally striking a Greeley bicyclist in a 2023 hit-and-run was sentenced to five years in prison.
On December 4, 2023, Michael Wallen was biking when he was struck by a vehicle in the 2300 block of 8th Avenue just after midnight. Wallen was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
The driver did not stop after the crash and fled the scene. Investigators determined the suspect vehicle was a 2017 – 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee…