LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (Court TV) — A middle school teacher in Colorado is standing trial for the death of a 10-year-old boy who was killed while riding his bicycle.
Amy Weiss, 54, is charged with careless driving resulting in death in the Aug. 2023 death of Oliver Stratton. She was also charged with tampering with physical evidence.
Amy Weiss appears in court Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Larimer County Court)
The incident occurred in a neighborhood just before 6 p.m. In a news release, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said “several environmental factors impacted visibility for both (Weiss) and (Stratton)” and evidence of “distracted driving” was found.
At the start of her trial on Dec. 16, Weiss pleaded guilty to a charge of tampering with physical evidence. She faces up to a year in jail at her sentencing scheduled for March 7.
Weiss is standing trial on a charge of careless driving resulting in death, which carries a sentence of up to a year in jail if convicted at trial.
DAILY TRIAL UPDATES
DAY 2 – 12/17/24
- Clarissa Stratton, 10-year-old victim, Oliver Stratton’s mother takes the stand and give extremely emotional testimony.
- ‘I could see my son’s body on the road. I stopped the car…I got out and started screaming…I wanted my little boy to know that I was there.’
