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The female Ukrainian refugee who struck and killed a 17 year-old Team USA cyclist with her car has rejected a plea deal nearly eight months after the tragic incident.
Yeva Smilianska, 23, is facing reckless driving resulting in vehicular homicide after she hit champion Boulder cyclist Magnus White while allegedly ‘falling asleep at the wheel.’
The charge, a class four felony in Colorado, carries a potential penalty of two to six years in prison and a fine ranging from $2,000 to $500,000.
The report explains that Smilianska’s defense attorney requested a delay in order to review of the 70 hour body-cam footage. Judicial District Court Judge Patrick Butler granted the request.
On July 29, 2023, Magnus White, a rising star in the cycling world who was scheduled to race at the upcoming world championships, was out on one of his final training rides on Highway 119 near his home in Boulder, Colorado, when a Toyota Matrix driven by Smilanska struck him from behind at 55 mph, killing him, just weeks before he was to start his senior year of high school.
White was preparing to leave for Glasgow in Scotland to compete in the Junior Men’s Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships on August 10 of that year.
Smilianska first blamed a “car malfunction” for the crash, which happened at 12:30 p.m., in broad daylight. But officials later determined she was actually asleep at the wheel.
The New York Post reported in December:
Investigators also determined that Smilianska, who said she hadn’t been sleeping well since she fled Ukraine, likely slept for less than three hours the night before the crash.
Smilianska is a refugee who fled to escape the war and has been living in Colorado with her spouse, her defense said, adding that she has no criminal history.
#BREAKING: Driver Yeva Smilianska arrested months after cyclist Magnus White, 17, killed in crash as family slams ‘shattered trust’ https://t.co/0fKfPtP1hk pic.twitter.com/glN1JFtXPX
— The US Sun (@TheSunUS) December 13, 2023
On July 30, 2023, USA Cycling announced in a Facebook post:
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the news that 17-year-old Magnus White has passed away in a training accident.
On Sunday, July 30th, we received the news that National Team athlete Magnus White was struck by a car on a bike ride in his home of Boulder, Colorado. White was focused on his final preparations before leaving for Glasgow, Scotland to compete in the Junior Men’s Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships on August 10, 2023.
White fell in love with cycling at an early age through Boulder Junior Cycling. He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community. He won the 2021 Junior 17-18 Cyclocross National Championships, then went on to compete with the USA Cycling National Team for a full season of European Cyclocross racing and closed out the year at the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He proudly represented the U.S. and the Boulder community at another Cyclocross World Championships in January of 2023 in Hoogerheide. The summer of 2023 marked a new chapter for White, where he earned a spot on the Mountain Bike World Championships team.
We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time.
We ride for Magnus.
Another post on Aug. 21, 2023 by USA Cycling reads:
A critical member of Team USA, Magnus White, was missing at the World Championships this year and his absence was felt deeply by all.
The loss of our teammate is unfathomable. His passion and commitment to the sport and his peers was highlighted repeatedly by his teammates, and “Ride for Magnus” quickly became an intention that was spoken and adopted by Team USA athletes, staff, and fans alike. It also inspired a challenge that was going on behind the scenes, during the elite races at the Mountain Bike World Championships.
Magnus had always wanted to do a huge ride after a monumental race and planned on doing one after the World Championships. So, Magnus’s friends and teammates came together to do the ride for him, turning it into their own memorial ride. The goal: ride and climb as much and as long as they possibly could and enjoy the challenge, like Magnus would have. They had many opportunities when they could have quit – after each flat tire, after one of the many storms, after they ran out of food and bonked – but they continued to push through the challenges throughout the day. They were doing this for their best friend, and Magnus kept them motivated. They ended up climbing 14,000 feet in 8.5 hours riding 75 miles of single track in honor of Magnus.
Magnus couldn’t be with us, but he inspired us every step of the way and his passion and joy for the sport will live on through his teammates.
#RideForMagnus
Today, we commemorate the life of Magnus White, a 17-year old cyclist who died tragically when he was hit by a car while cycling in Boulder. Our hearts are with his family and the entire US cycling community.
Please remember to give cyclists space as you drive. pic.twitter.com/iKsGeLA72v
— Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) August 2, 2023
The following news report is from December 2023.
Below was White’s final post on Instagram, on July 18, 2023.
He was killed on July 29, 2023.
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