Overview

• The juvenile defendant received two years of probation and 100 hours of community service as part of a plea deal upheld by a judge.
• The crash, which occurred in July 2024, killed 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver, who was struck by the defendant’s uninsured Jeep traveling at 90 mph in a residential area.
• The defendant, who was unlicensed and driving without permission, had other minors in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
• The plea deal was negotiated after new district attorney Amy Padden took office, reversing the previous DA's stance to pursue the maximum youth corrections sentence.
• The victim’s family criticized the sentence as too lenient, citing the lack of detention, financial restitution, and deterrence for similar offenses.