Magnus White's family asks maximum punishment for the woman that killed the talented American

The Boulder, Colorado District Attorney's office announced that a 23-year-old woman has been charged with felony vehicular homicide in connection with the death of promising cyclist Magnus White.

The affidavit provided by the DA concluded that Yeva Smilianska most likely fell asleep at the wheel because she had not slept more than a couple hours the night before. Multiple witnesses described the vehicle veering suddenly to the right before striking White. Smilianska's vehicle continued down the grass embankment, only stopping when it hit a fence.

Read also

"The truth is, you had a drug that was undetectable" - Lance Armstrong opens up on drug use and how he avoided testing positive

"Smilianska must be held accountable for her willful and conscious actions when she chose to get behind the wheel of her car that day. It is essential Yeva Smilianska be given the maximum penalty for her crime," White's family urges for maximum punishment for the woman in a press release.

"Magnus’s death could have been prevented. It underscores the responsibility of every driver to safely operate their vehicle. Every time each of us gets into our car, every time we get on our bikes, every time we walk on a sidewalk, every time we walk in a parking lot, we all have an inherent trust that another driver will not strike and kill us. Yeva Smilianska shattered this trust."

Read also

"All these countries with no cycling history, they have riders there who can’t even follow for 10km" - Wout Poels critical of Olympic road race format

"I couldn’t be more grateful for all your support" - Tao Geoghegan Hart shares heartfelt goodbye message to the INEOS Grenadiers

New York Post

@nypost

·Follow

Ukrainian refugee was ‘likely’ asleep during crash that killed teen cycling star Magnus White: affidavit trib.al/FxnPqDh

14

Reply

Copy link

Read 3 replies