The Latest: Man guilty of murder in crash that killed cadet

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on trial of man who hit and killed a Colorado State Patrol cadet (all times local):

1:40 p.m.

A man who hit and killed a Colorado State Patrol cadet and injured a trooper while fleeing a traffic stop near Longmont has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder.

A jury in Boulder also convicted 28-year-old Christopher Gebers of a dozen other crimes Wednesday in the crash last spring that killed cadet Taylor Thyfault (TEE’-foe) and seriously injured Trooper Clinton Rushing.

Prosecutors say Gebers was under the influence of methamphetamine and fleeing a traffic stop when he came upon an unrelated traffic crash west of Longmont and struck the two men. He blamed a mechanical malfunction on his car for the crash.

The verdict came a day after jurors began deliberations.

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11:30 a.m.

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The jury is out in the case of a man accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Patrol cadet and injuring a trooper while fleeing a traffic stop near Longmont.

The Daily Times-Call reports (https://bit.ly/2d4hAQR ) that a Boulder County jury began deliberations Tuesday to decide the fate of 28-year-old Christopher Gebers.

Gebers is charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the May 23 death of cadet Taylor Thyfault (TEE’-foe) and the serious injury of Trooper Clinton Rushing during the chase.

Prosecutors say he was fleeing a traffic stop when he came upon an unrelated traffic crash west of Longmont and struck Rushing and Thyfault. Gebers blames a mechanical malfunction on his car for the crash.

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Information from: Daily Times-Call, https://timescall.com/