By Jeff Anastasio, Denver7
An off-duty deputy who pleaded guilty to causing a multi-vehicle crash that paralyzed a 10-year-old girl was ordered to pay $3.2 million in restitution and sentenced to unsupervised probation.
On July 15, 2023, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerold Taylor was accused of failing to slow down ahead of traffic stopped on I-70 near Genesse causing a crash that paralyzed Lucy Harris, 10.
Taylor was not on duty or driving a sheriff’s office vehicle at the time of the crash and is still employed with the sheriff’s office on desk duty, according to a spokesperson.
On May 10, the day his trial was scheduled to start, Taylor pleaded guilty to two charges of careless driving resulting in injury, which are misdemeanor charges.
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