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Durango, Colorado
Daniel Steaves is going to jail for speeding
-- speeding on his snowboard. Steaves was convicted
of third-degree assault for crashing into a ski patroller
and breaking the man's leg. Witnesses say Steaves was
going 30 to 35 miles per hour in a slow ski zone at
Colorado's Durango Mountain Resort last season. The
witnesses say the ski patroller was blowing his whistle
and trying to get Steaves to slow down at the time.
The jury in the case didn't buy Steaves' contention
the accident was the result of bad timing, bad luck
and bad judgement -- but not recklessness. Earlier this
week, Steaves was sentenced to two days in jail and
75 hours of community service. He's been banned from
the Durango slopes this season and must pay for the
victim's medical expenses.
From "Eyewitness News" cutting
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