Man Arrested in Fatal CDOT Crash

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From Colorado State Patrol:

(Mesa County, COLO) On December 18, 2024, the Colorado State Patrol arrested suspect Patrick James Sneddon (59). He was booked into the Mesa County Jail on the following charges:

  • Three counts of Vehicular Homicide-While Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or One or More Drugs or Both Such Conduct was the Proximate Cause of a Death to Another Person
  • Two Counts of Failure to Yield Right of Way to a Stationary Public Service Utility Vehicle Resulting in Death (Felony, Move Over Law)
  • Failure to Drive in Single Lane (Weaving) 
  • Drove vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.