Overview

• The 15-year-old, who was driving without a license in an uninsured vehicle, was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.
• Kaitlyn Weaver, 24, was killed in July 2024 when the teen crashed into her car at 90 mph in a 45 mph residential zone in Aurora, Colorado.
• The plea deal, offered under newly elected District Attorney Amy Padden, replaced an earlier stance by the DA’s office to pursue maximum youth corrections without a plea deal.
• The victim’s family criticized the sentence as lacking deterrence and expressed frustration over the absence of jail time or financial restitution for medical expenses.
• The defendant, whose name is withheld due to state law, has filed for asylum in the U.S. after his mother initially planned to return him to Colombia.