6 Years For Cell Phone Driver Who Killed Englewood Cyclist

CENTENNIAL, CO – An Aurora driver who ran a red light while holding a phone and killed an Englewood cyclist was sentenced to prison time in the 18th Judicial District Courts this week.

Dominique Cain, 33, was sentenced to six years in the Department of Corrections for the death of Nancy Condit, 64, the DA's office said.

On July 1, 2018, a Sunday afternoon, Cain was driving her 2016 Chevy Cruz in Englewood. She ran a red light and hit Condit in the intersection of South Downing Street and East Cornell Avenue, the district attorney's office said in a press release.

Cain was holding a phone, and had been driving at high speeds, prosecutors said. She had been ruled in court a habitual traffic offender and was driving on a revoked driver’s license and no insurance at the time she hit Condit, the DA's office said in a press release.

Witnesses told Englewood Police that Cain stopped, got out of her car to look at Condit, then drove away.

Condit later died of her injuries.

Cain pleaded guilty Jan 11, 2019, to leaving the scene of an accident involving death, a Class 3 felony. Other charges against her were dismissed.

“This defendant did not have a valid license or insurance and drove at recklessly high speeds, all while holding her cell phone. She ran a red light and killed an innocent cyclist who had the right of way. But worst of all, the defendant made the conscious decision to leave the victim for dead. To disrespect the value of human life in favor of self-preservation is unacceptable,” said Deputy District Attorney Michael Mauro in a statement. “Nothing can fully repair the damage done, but the sentence in this case signals to the defendant and the community that leaving the scene of a crash — especially one where a victim is injured — will not be tolerated.”

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