Overview
- Stephen Geer, 44, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide — DUI and vehicular assault — DUI in the November 2024 Highway 58 crash.
- Prosecutors dismissed one additional felony and two misdemeanors under the plea negotiated by the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
- The DA’s office said the resolution reflects that a prison term is the appropriate outcome in the case.
- Officer Evan Dunn, 33, was killed while managing an earlier crash scene; Officer Bethany Grusing and a father and daughter were seriously injured.
- Law enforcement reported Geer refused a blood or breath test at arrest, and Denver7 reported police later obtained a blood draw by warrant as the defense cited black ice and limited alcohol consumption.