02-05-2025
Man found guilty of vehicular homicide, OWI for deadly 2023 crash
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — A man has been found guilty of vehicular homicide for a 2023 crash that killed a woman.
According to court documents, Curtis Cotton, 37, of Omaha, Neb. was found guilty by a jury on April 25 of vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated. Sentencing is scheduled for June 6.
Cotton was arrested in December 2023 for a crash on Interstate 29 near Salix that killed Ashley Bond. That rollover crash happened on Feb. 21, 2023, around 4 p.m.
Authorities arrived to the scene and found an Oldsmobile Alero on its top. The responding officer also saw Cotton moving around the scene and a woman, later identified as Bond, lying on the ground near the car.
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The Woodbury County Sheriff's Office said at the time that Bond had been ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. She was taken to a nearby hospital in a helicopter, but was later pronounced dead due to her injuries.
Authorities aid that Cotton's breath smelled of alcohol and that his eyes appeared watery and bloodshot. Documents said that Cotton said he was in the passenger seat when the crash happened, but dash cam video indicated that he was driving.
Cotton argued he wasn't the driver, climbing he only had one shot that night. Blood tests revealed that Cotton had a BAC of 0.124 as well as signs of marijuana.
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