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Driver who killed Magnus White pleads guilty in separate theft case

Denver7 · · 283 words · By Robert Garrison
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What to know about Driver who killed Magnus White pleads guilty in separate theft case

— The driver convicted of killing teenage cyclist Magnus White, 17, pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor theft in an unreleased case.

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What happened

— The driver convicted of killing teenage cyclist Magnus White, 17, pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor theft in an unreleased case.

Why it matters

Yeva Smilianska, 25, was found guilty of vehicular homicide in April of last year after striking and killing White, who was on a training ride near his home in Boulder on July 29, 2023.

Common ground

Smilianska was convicted Wednesday of depositing duplicate paychecks while working at a Longmont bar around the time she was found guilty in White’s death but wasn’t discovered until months later.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He competed with the team in Europe ahead of the 2022 cyclocross world championships, and he was selected to represent the U.S.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm his representation of the U.S. at the 2022 world championships.
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Claim 2: “Yeva Smilianska, 25, was found guilty of vehicular homicide in April of last year after striking and killing White”
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Multiple sources confirm Yeva Smilianska was convicted of vehicular homicide (specifically reckless vehicular homicide) for the death of Magnus White.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 11, 2026 ... Yeva Smilianska, who was convicted last year for the hit-and-run death of USA Junior National Team cyclist Magnus White, is facing new ...
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/11/driver-who-killed-magnus-whit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 12, 2026 ... BREAKING: The driver who struck and killed 17-year- old Magnus White, an accomplished cyclist, has been found guilty of vehicular homicide- ...
https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoPublicRadio/posts/yeva-smil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 13, 2025 ... Magnus White, a rising star and US National Cycling Champion, was struck and killed in July 2023 along Highway 119 while on a training ride.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/driver-who-struck-an…
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Claim 3: “The 25-year-old was sentenced to 364 days in jail for the Longmont theft, with 132 days credit for time served.”
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The specific sentencing details (364 days jail, 132 days credit) are found in one primary reporting source. Other sources confirm the general theft case but not these specific numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 25-year-old was sentenced to 364 days in jail for the Longmont theft, with 132 days credit for time served. The sentence will run concurrently with her June 2025 DOC sentence of four years.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/driver-who-killed-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska was sentenced to four years in state prison for reckless vehicular homicide in the 2023 death of the 17-year-old cyclist.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/06/13/yeva-smilianska-4-years-in-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hwang will serve three years in prison on the vehicular homicide charge and also received a 364-day sentence on the DUI charge. The sentences will run concurrently, with one day of credit for time ser…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/woman-gets-3-years-priso…
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Claim 4: “Smilianska remains under supervised custody at a Colorado facility.”
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Claim 5: “His parents spearheaded a nonprofit foundation in his honor, called The White Line, which advocates for safer roadways on local and federal levels.”
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Claim 6: “The theft caused more than $2,000 in losses for the Longmont bar, and Smilianska was ordered to pay restitution of $2,561.20.”
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The specific restitution amount of $2,561.20 and the loss of over $2,000 are reported in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — The theft caused more than $2,000 in losses for the Longmont bar, and Smilianska was ordered to pay restitution of $2,561.20.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/driver-who-killed-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska is accused of hitting the 17-year-old rising star from behind and killing him. White was training for an international competition. White’s parents, Jill and Michael, are expected to a…
https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/31/trial-for-driver-accused-of-k…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska Convicted. A Boulder jury has found the woman who hit and killed cyclist Magnus White guilty of reckless vehicular homicide. 24-year-old Yeva Smilianska fatally hit the 17-year-old as …
https://kgnu.org/yeva-smilianska-convicted/
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Claim 7: “she was denied a request to transfer to a halfway house in January.”
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The denial of the request to transfer to a halfway house in January is reported in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska Convicted. A Boulder jury has found the woman who hit and killed cyclist Magnus White guilty of reckless vehicular homicide. 24-year-old Yeva Smilianska fatally hit the 17-year-old as …
https://kgnu.org/yeva-smilianska-convicted/
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska was sentenced to four years in prison in June of this year. In a letter from the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), and received last Friday, Jill and Michael White, Magnus’ par…
https://avidcyclist.com/news/driver-who-killed-cyclist-magnu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska, 25, was found guilty of vehicular homicide in April of last year after striking and killing White, who was on a training ride near his home in Boulder on July 29, 2023.However, she wa…
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/driver-who-killed-ma…
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Claim 8: “White, who was on a training ride near his home in Boulder on July 29, 2023.”
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Multiple sources confirm Magnus White was killed on July 29, 2023, while training in Boulder, Colorado.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aquilegia coerulea, commonly called the Colorado columbine, Rocky Mountain columbine, or blue columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, native to the Rocky Mountains in the w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Colorado Boulder. The university sponsors 17 varsity sports teams. Both the men's and women's teams are called the Buffal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronau…
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Claim 9: “winning a junior national cyclocross championship in 2021 and earning a spot on the U.S. national team.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Magnus White's 2021 championship or national team status.
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Claim 10: “The sentence will run concurrently with her June 2025 DOC sentence of four years.”
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The detail regarding the sentence running concurrently with a June 2025 DOC sentence of four years is mentioned in one source. Other sources confirm the 4-year sentence for the homicide, but not the specific concurrency of the theft sentence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the government agency responsible for operating state prisons in the U.S. state of Florida. It has its headquarters in the state capital of Tallahassee. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is an agency of the U.S. state of Georgia operating state prisons. The agency is headquartered in Forsyth, on the former campus of Tift College.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC) is the Pennsylvania state agency that is responsible for the confinement, care, and rehabilitation of approximately 37,000 inmates at state correctio…
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Claim 11: “The driver convicted of killing teenage cyclist Magnus White, 17, pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor theft in an unreleased case.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Yeva Smilianska pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft in a separate case on a Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver convicted of killing teenage cyclist Magnus White, 17, pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor theft in an unreleased case.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/driver-who-killed-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 10, 2026 ... Court documents say Yeva Smilianska deposited paychecks from a bar where she previously worked more than once, resulting in her being double ...
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/new-theft-charges-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 8, 2026 ... Now, Smilianska faces a new felony theft charge in Boulder County, and a hearing is set for the afternoon of Feb. 13. An affidavit in the ...
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/theft-case-emerges-f…
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Claim 12: “Smilianska was convicted Wednesday of depositing duplicate paychecks while working at a Longmont bar”
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Multiple sources confirm Smilianska was convicted of depositing duplicate paychecks while working at a bar in Longmont.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yeva Smilianska, 25, was found guilty of vehicular ... Smilianska was convicted Wednesday of depositing duplicate paychecks while working at a Longmont bar ...
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/driver-who-killed-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 8, 2026 ... Yeva Smilianska, 25, was ... Investigators claim that Smilianska, a former employee of the bar, deposited the same paychecks repeatedly.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/theft-case-emerges-f…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.