Man Convicted In Skier's Death Avoids Parole Violation
Parole Violation Complaint Against Nathan Hall is Dismissed
POSTED: 8:52 am MDT April 12,
2004
UPDATED: 11:50 am MDT April 12,
2004
EAGLE, Colo. -- Charges of violation of parole were dismissed Monday against the first skier in the country convicted of homicide in a deadly collision on the slopes.
Nathan Hall, 25 (pictured, right), was due in District Court in Summit County
Monday to answer charges that he hadn't paid the full amount of
court-ordered restitution to Alan Cobb's family and hasn't fulfilled his community service. However, attorney Brett Heckman said the parole complaint against Hall was dismissed once Hall made the final payment.
Hall was convicted in 2000 of criminally negligent homicide in
the 33-year-old Cobb's death at the Vail ski resort. Cobb, from Denver, died of
head injuries in the 1997 crash. Witnesses said Hall, a Vail ski-lift operator at the time, was skiing
extremely fast in poor conditions when he became airborne and collided with Cobb, a
Denver woodworker on the last day of the ski season. Hall had just ended his shift as a lift operator.Court records indicated Hall was an expert skier who had previously raced on his California high school team. Hall, who spent three months in jail, still owes $4,890 of the
$18,000 court-ordered restitution, hasn't documented his
community-service hours at the local Humane Society and didn't file
monthly probation reports for nine months last year, according to
the complaint filed by probation officer Connie Cooper. Hall, who has been living in California, was ordered to appear
before District Judge David Lass Monday. He faced as many as one to three
years in prison if he had been found guilty of violating his parole.. Lower-court judges initially dismissed the case against Hall in
Cobb's death, but former district attorney Mike Goodbee
successfully appealed to the state Supreme Court for its
reinstatement under the Colorado Skier Responsibility Act. Originally charged with reckless manslaughter, an Eagle County
jury convicted Hall of the lesser charge of criminally negligent
homicide, a felony that could have resulted in one to three years
in prison. He also was convicted of consumption of alcohol by a minor and
possession of marijuana after a film canister of marijuana was found in Hall's bag after the collision.Vail had earlier settled a lawsuit by Cobb's family for about $300,000.
Nathan Hall, 25 (pictured, right), was due in District Court in Summit County
Monday to answer charges that he hadn't paid the full amount of
court-ordered restitution to Alan Cobb's family and hasn't fulfilled his community service. However, attorney Brett Heckman said the parole complaint against Hall was dismissed once Hall made the final payment.
Previous Stories:
- February 15, 2002: Convicted Vail Skier Behind On Restitution
- March 1, 2001: Skier Begins Serving Sentence For Fatal Collision
- February 1, 2001: Negligent Skier Sentenced To 90 Days Plus Probation
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