The crash scene in March 2021
18-year-old Kyle Scott Hollister pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of criminal vehicular operation after a fatal crash in Woodbury on March 13, 2021 that killed an occupant, Garrett Bumgarner, 18, and left three others with serious injuries. Bumgarner was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was found ejected from the vehicle.
According to the criminal complaint, Hollister was driving between 73-80 MPH n a residential neighborhood when he struck a dip in the road and went airborne. The vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to split in half.
Hollister was 17 at the time of the crash. The Pioneer Press reported that he apologized to Bumgarner’s family during the sentencing hearing Tuesday.
PREVIOUSLY: Woodbury Crash Kills 1 Teen, Injures 4
Washington County Judge Gregory Galler sentenced Hollister under an extended jurisdiction juvenile status, which combines an adult prison sentence within juvenile court.
Hollister received a 69-month adult prison sentence, but the sentence is suspended if he complies with all conditions of probation. Hollister will remain on probation until he reaches age 21, the maximum time allowed under the extended jurisdiction juvenile status.
