Woodbury Teen Avoids Jail Time in Fatal Reckless Driving Crash
The crash scene in March 2021
A Woodbury teen convicted of vehicular homicide for a 2021 fatal reckless driving crash was sentenced Tuesday, avoiding further jail time if he complies with probation.
18-year-old Kyle Scott Hollister pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation after a fatal crash in Woodbury on March 13, 2021 that killed an occupant, Garrett Bumgarner, 18, and left three others with serious injuries. Bumgarner was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was found ejected from the vehicle.
According to the criminal complaint, Hollister was driving between 73-80 MPH n a residential neighborhood when he struck a dip in the road and went airborne. The vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to split in half.
Hollister was 17 at the time of the crash. The Pioneer Press reported that he apologized to Bumgarner’s family during the sentencing hearing Tuesday.
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Washington County Judge Gregory Galler sentenced Hollister under an extended jurisdiction juvenile status, which combines an adult prison sentence within juvenile court.
Hollister received a 69-month adult prison sentence, but the sentence is suspended if he complies with all conditions of probation. Hollister will remain on probation until he reaches age 21, the maximum time allowed under the extended jurisdiction juvenile status.
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Hollister will also be required to complete 100 hours of community service for each year he is on probation, with 35 of those hours for raising awareness about the dangers of reckless driving. The 35 hours was at the request of the Bumgarner family, honoring their late son’s hockey number, “35.”
Hollister is also required to complete ten days on a county work crew, comply with a Community Circles restorative justice program and pay an undisclosed amount of restitution.
“The defendant’s driving conduct was inexcusable. The Washington County Attorney’s Office is thankful to our law enforcement partners in Woodbury and the Minnesota State Patrol who thoroughly investigated this tragedy. We continue to think of the Bumgarner family who lost a son, brother, and friend to many, as well as the other victims and their families whose lives are forever changed,” Washington County Attorney Kevin Magnuson said in a written statement.
YOUTUBE: Dispatch audio of the crash response
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