Four-year prison sentence for man in fatal crash that killed cyclist in Carlsbad [Breaking]
. He pleaded guilty last month in Vista Superior Court to a felony count of evading an officer causing death, along with an allegation of causing great bodily injury to his passenger.
Carlsbad police said the afternoon chase began when a state parks officer tried to stop a motorcyclist for speeding and reckless driving. Burns sped north on Carlsbad Boulevard and crashed into Catcott, who died at the scene.Burns and his passenger, a 22-year-old woman, were hospitalized with serious injuries stemming from the wreck.
Burns was initially charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI counts, but those counts were dismissed in light of his plea.
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