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Prosecutors said Yeva Smilianska, 23, is facing a vehicular homicide charge in the July crash that killed 17-year-old National Team cyclist Magnus White.
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A driver has been arrested in connection with the July crash that killed 17-year-old National Team cyclist Magnus White in Boulder County, the district attorney’s office said Wednesday.
Prosecutors said Yeva Smilianska, 23, is facing a vehicular homicide charge. She was arrested Tuesday by the Longmont Police Department and will appear in court Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators said the crash happened around 12:30 p.m. July 29 on southbound Highway 119 just past North 63rd Street. Prosecutors said White was riding south on the paved right shoulder, on the right side of the solid white line, when Smilianska, who was driving a Toyota Matrix, crashed into him.
The Colorado State Patrol investigated the crash, then turned their findings over to the district attorney’s office.
“In any crash that results in a loss of life, it is the specific conduct of the driver that determines what, if any, criminal charges can be filed,” the office said in a news release. “Depending on a driver’s actions, a vehicular fatality can be classified as the result of an accident, careless driving, reckless driving or driving under the influence, or intentional conduct. District Attorney Investigators completed additional investigative steps to further analyze the driver’s actions leading up to the crash.”
White, a National Team cyclist, was preparing to compete in the Junior Men’s Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships in Scotland the next month and was set to start his senior year of high school in a few weeks.
“White fell in love with cycling at an early age through Boulder Junior Cycling. He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene, and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community,” USA Cycling said in July.
White is survived by his parents, his brother Eero “and countless friends worldwide,” USA Cycling said.
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