Grand Jury Declines To Indict Sen. Williams

Related To Story Colorado State Senator Suzanne Williams

 

CHANNING, Texas -- A Texas grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict Colorado State Sen. Suzanne Williams in a car accident that killed a pregnant woman in December.KVII-TV reported Wednesday morning that the Hartley County grand jury did not indict Williams.The case against Williams was presented in Hartley County District Court in Channing, Texas, at 8 a.m. Wednesday by District Attorney David Green. The grand jury decision to not indict Williams will likely end the criminal case against her.

Green said that grand jurors "looked at the evidence and just decided that no indictment was necessary," according to KVII reporter Matt Hamilton.It is unclear whether the Gomez family will file a civil lawsuit against Williams, Hamilton said.Police said that on Dec. 26, Williams' car crossed the center lane of Highway 385 and collided head-on with the SUV that Brianna Gomez was riding in.Gomez, 30, was flown to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, where an emergency Cesarean section was performed. Gomez was pronounced dead after her baby boy was delivered.The premature infant, Curran Blaec Gomez, weighed just 3 pounds at birth and initially was in critical condition. But he has since been allowed to go home, KVII reported.Williams has advocated for seatbelt laws in the state and serves on the Senate Transportation Committee. However, according to the police report, none of the passengers in her car -- including her 47-year-old son and two grandsons -- were buckled up at the time of the accident.A preliminary accident report showed that after the crash Williams picked up her 3-year-old grandson -- who had been ejected -- and moved him into a child's car seat before police arrived.The traffic report did not explain why Williams was driving on the wrong side of the road. The crash report said her blood was drawn for alcohol and drug testing. The results of those toxicology tests were unknown when the report was written.

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