Driver Who Killed State Patrol Cadet Given Life Sentence: ‘If I Could Take It Back I Would’

By Kelly Werthmann
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A driver was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a Colorado state trooper last year.
Christopher Gebers was given the mandatory life sentence Tuesday morning following his conviction of first-degree murder in September. He was also sentenced to an additional 342 years for 13 other counts related to the crash that killed Colorado State Patrol Cadet Taylor Thyfault.
Christopher Gebers in court on Tuesday. (credit: CBS)
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