Driver sentenced to prison in Magnus White case

The driver convicted of killing 17-year-old cycling star Magnus White in a 2023 crash on Diagonal Highway was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday.

The latest: Boulder District Judge Dea Lindsey sentenced Yeva Smilianksa, 24, after hours of emotional testimony.

  • Smilianska was convicted in April on one count of vehicular homicide – reckless.
  • Prosecutors said she passed out at the wheel while driving on Diagonal Highway and hit White, who was riding on the shoulder.

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