Oregon man sentenced to 90 days in Brush Prairie crash that killed a bicyclist
May 27-A Clark County Superior Court judge sentenced an Albany, Ore., man to 90 days of confinement for a March 2023 crash that killed a bicyclist in Brush Prairie.
Froilan Robert Espinoza, 37, pleaded guilty April 20 to vehicular homicide by disregarding the safety of others.
Judge Derek Vanderwood found that Espinoza qualified for a first-time offender waiver, which allowed him to be sentenced below the standard sentencing range of 15 to 20 months in prison. Court records indicate Espinoza may be allowed to serve his time through electronic home confinement.
At sentencing, the court reviewed letters from Espinoza's family requesting leniency. His daughter described him as a loving and supportive father, while his brother-in-law said Espinoza is fighting cancer.
Espinoza was driving to work about 3:30 a.m. March 12, 2023, after being unexpectedly called in. He struck and killed 29-year-old Ryan Goldman with his Kia Soul while Goldman was riding his bicycle near the 13400 block of Northeast 182nd Avenue.
While investigators said Espinoza showed no immediate signs of impairment, toxicology results received nearly two years later showed the level of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in Espinoza's blood was 38 nanograms per milliliter, according to court records. The legal driving limit in Washington is 5 nanograms per milliliter.
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Smith previously said in court that she debated filing charges because of the unusual factors in the case. She said Espinoza was cooperative and had voluntarily supplied the blood sample.
Investigators wrote in court records that Espinoza made no effort to avoid Goldman, who was riding in the northbound lane of the road. They said there was no oncoming traffic at the time, the weather was clear, Espinoza's car had no obvious mechanical problems, and his high beams were on.
Smith previously said that toxicology results for Goldman showed a significant amount of methamphetamine in his system.
The Clark County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Goldman's death an accident caused by multiple blunt force injuries.
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