Colorado: Tonie Rosales charged with DUI death of cyclist Eunjey Cho who she turned into a speed bump

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Toni Rosales…her party ended a man’s life

From Daily Sentinel

2013-09-27 —-In charging documents filed today, prosecutors allege a Palisade woman last week was driving under the influence of “alcohol, one or more drugs or a combination” of substances, which was the “proximate cause” of the death of a 25-year-old man on a cross-country cycling trip.

Tonie Rosales, 29, was formally charged with two separate counts of vehicular homicide — one alleging DUI and another alleging reckless driving causing death — in connection with the Sept. 18 crash which killed Eunjey Cho, who was struck while biking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 50.

She was also charged with misdemeanor DUI, a lane change violation and driving with no insurance.

Rosales, who arrived and departed from District Judge Valerie Robison’s courtroom flanked by several friends or family, wasn’t represented by an attorney Thursday but she told the judge she’d apply to the Colorado Public Defender’s Office.  ….MORE