GREELEY, Colo. — A Greeley man was sentenced Wednesday for stealing a tow truck and crashing into multiple vehicles in 2021.
Weld County Judge Timothy Kerns imposed a 25-year prison sentence in the Colorado Department of Corrections on Rudy Salazar as part of a plea agreement, the 19th Judicial District Attorney's Office said.
On June 28, 2021, Weld County dispatchers received multiple reports of a stolen tow truck hitting five vehicles in Greeley between 32nd and 37th avenues, according to the district attorney's office.
The defendant, Salazar, also crashed into a Greeley Police sergeant west of the police station while he was driving his personal vehicle. The district attorney's office said Salazar then crashed into a gate at the Greeley Police Department.
None of the victims were seriously injured.
“It truly is a miracle that no one was seriously injured or killed that morning,” Deputy District Attorney Christopher Jewkes said.
“We absolutely will not tolerate this type of behavior in our community. It could have been a lot worse, but we’re grateful that other than damage to vehicles that can be replaced, we didn’t have any fatalities.”
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