Man who pleaded guilty in crash that killed CDOT workers sentenced to 30 years in jail

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKTV) - The man who pleaded guilty to charges related to a September 2024 crash in Grand Junction that killed his wife and two Colorado Department of Transportation workers was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in jail.

Patrick Sneddon, 59, pleaded guilty to four counts back in August, including three counts of vehicular homicide, according to our sister station KKCO.

The September 2024 crash claimed the lives of CDOT transportation maintenance professionals Trent Umberger and Nathan Jones and Sneddon’s wife, Kathi Ann Wallace.

According to online court records, Sneddon was sentenced to six years for one of the counts of vehicular homicide, and 12 years each for the other two counts of vehicular homicide.

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