Man convicted in Colorado parole officer’s death sentenced to 48 years in prison

A -year-old man who was arrested after running over a state parole officer in downtown Colorado Springs killing her was sentenced to years in prison Friday Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval Provided by Colorado Springs Police Department Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval was approaching Justin Kula s car near North Spruce and East Bijou streets the afternoon of Sept for a welfare check when Kula ran over Sandoval and another officer while fleeing the scene Sandoval died at the hospital The second officer was treated and disclosed from the hospital the same day Kula was arrested several hours later He was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident involving death manslaughter assault and vehicular homicide all felonies by an El Paso County jury in February He was sentenced to years in the Colorado Department of Corrections on Friday court records show Guerin-Sandoval worked as a group parole officer for five years and previously worked at the Pueblo County Sheriff s Office according to her obituary She is survived by her husband two children mother three siblings and numerous nieces nephews and friends In a declaration Monday Colorado Department of Corrections bureaucrats revealed Guerin-Sandoval s loss is still felt across the entire agency Officer Guerin-Sandoval s memory continues to guide our work We will never forget her operation her sacrifice or the impact she had on this Department and the district she served state bureaucrats declared Kula was represented by the Office of the State Citizens Defender which does not comment on criminal cases Related Articles Three dead after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off Del Mar Plane crashes near Longmont s Vance Brand Airport on Sunday injured in Denver shooting near Coors Field Aurora eyes partnership with military FBI to bust illegal drone operations over Buckley Space Force Base Body revealed underwater at Steamboat Lake State Park This is a growing story and may be updated Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day