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AMARILLO, Texas -- A prosecutor says the Colorado state senator involved in a crash that killed a pregnant woman in the Texas Panhandle last year has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of driving on the wrong side of the road. Sen. Suzanne Williams paid a $200 fine and $68 in court costs, according to Hartley County Attorney Shane Turner. The Amarillo Globe-News reported Friday that Texas law allowed for the dismissal of two seat-belt citations against Williams. ... State police investigators had recommended that Williams be charged with criminally negligent homicide, tampering with physical evidence and injury to...

Amarillo, Texas --State police investigators recommended that a Colorado senator be charged with criminally negligent homicide, tampering with physical evidence and injury to a child in a crash that killed a pregnant Amarillo woman.. A grand jury declined to charge Sen. Suzanne Williams. Troopers then cited Williams on suspicion of having an unsecured passenger under 17, having a child under 8 unsecured by a safety seat system and driving on the wrong side of the highway. ... Williams' son, Todd Williams, and his 3-year-old son were ejected from the vehicle. They were seriously injured. "While on scene Suzanne (Williams) told...

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...

The Grand Jury is today for Colorado State Senator who allegedly caused a pregnant woman to lose her life last year. It's the tragic story of a car accident that took the life of Brianna Gomez who was seven months pregnant. Her pre-mature baby, Curren, remained in critical condition but has since been allowed to come home. An SUV, driven by Colorado State Senator Suzanne Williams, allegedly veered into oncoming traffic in Dec. 2010, near Channing, authorities said. Her SUV then collided head-on with a vehicle carrying 30-year-old Gomez and her family. Gomez was killed and her son, Curren, was...

A key backer of a political bill that could put Dog the Bounty Hunter and other bail bondsmen out of business is facing a grand jury probe that could put her behind bars for a car crash that killed a pregnant woman. Colorado state Senator Suzanne Williams is a key supporter of a bill that would allow convicted criminals to post their own bail, effectively replacing bounty hunters like Duane Chapman with the government. The problem, say opponents of the bill, is that it would flood society with criminals and no one to chase them down and bring them back...

The case where a Colorado State Senator allegedly caused a pregnant woman to lose her life will not be heard in the upcoming Grand Jury, sources confirmed to Pronews 7. It's the tragic story of a car accident that took the life of Brianna Gomez who was seven months pregnant. Her pre-mature baby, Curren, remained in critical condition but has since been allowed to come home. An SUV, driven by Colorado State Senator Suzanne Williams, allegedly veered into oncoming traffic in Dec. 2010 near Channing, authorities said. Her SUV then collided head-on with a vehicle carrying 30-year-old Gomez and her...

<p>CHANNING, Texas -- Texas highway officials say a Colorado state senator was involved in a vehicle collision that killed a pregnant woman from Amarillo.</p> <p>The Texas Department of Public Safety says state Sen. Suzanne Williams has been released from the hospital after Sunday night's collision.</p>