Man sentenced to four years in prison for Longmont police chase and Niwot crash – Boulder Daily Camera

A man accused of causing a crash near Niwot High School after a police chase in Longmont was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.

Tyler Eggers, 31, was initially charged with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, speeding and vehicular eluding. On July 31, Eggers pleaded guilty to vehicular eluding and violating a protective order.

Eggers was arrested Feb. 14 after a chase led police from the 2500 block of Kimbark Street in Longmont to Niwot High School, Ericson said. He was arrested after hitting a Volvo and overturning his car on Niwot Road. The Volvo had minor damage and the driver was uninjured.

Eggers was previously pursued by Longmont police on January 29 and February 4, but in both cases the pursuits were stopped.

Although the defense demanded that Eggers spend five years in community corrections, the prosecution requested that Eggers serve that time in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Deputy District Attorney Kelsey Waldorf began by discussing Eggers’ extensive criminal history over the years.

“It starts in 2012 with juvenile records and continues to where we are today,” Waldorf said. “He is being convicted of four separate crimes, and those are just the cases in Boulder County…Mr. Eggers has previously committed an evasive crime.”

Waldorf continued, citing the excessive speeds Eggers reached during the Feb. 14 police chase that ended outside Niwot High School.

“We’re talking about incredibly high speeds in really dangerous areas,” Waldorf said. “Officers reached speeds of 200 km per hour and still did not catch up with Mr Eggers. … He drove past the school at a speed of 110 miles per hour.”

Waldorf also stated that the reason Eggers evaded police that day was due to numerous outstanding warrants.

“Mr. Eggers was placed on probation, but he picked up nine different cases while under supervision.” Waldorf said. “That is an indication that a community corrections sentence would not be successful. … We don’t think (a community corrections) sentence adequately addresses the severity and harm, not only to the victim but also to the community.”

After the prosecution finished speaking, Eggers made a statement in court.

“I wanted to apologize to the victims and the community,” Eggers said.

Boulder District Judge Thomas Mulvahill then addressed Eggers.

“You’re going to be 80 in a residential area, you’re going to be 110 in a school zone. The conclusion that makes me conclude is that you’re not safe in the community right now,” Mulvahill said. “That driving is egregious … and quite frankly, it warrants a DOC sentence.”

Mulvahill sentenced Eggers to four years in prison with two years of required probation thereafter, stating that the sentence is enhanced because he was on probation on the day of the crime.

At the time of his arrest, Eggers had 10 outstanding warrants for fraud, three counts of theft, two counts of auto theft, possession of a controlled substance, second-degree assault and two violations of protective order out of Boulder. Weld, Larimer and Adams Counties. Eggers also had a warrant out for his arrest for vehicular eluding and violating a protective order.