A woman involved in a fatal car crash and police chase in Boulder in June of 2022 was sentenced Thursday to 56 years in prison and three years of parole, according to Boulder County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Shannon Carbone.

Amanda Garcia, 37, was found guilty of vehicular homicide — reckless; vehicular homicide — DUI; vehicular assault — reckless; vehicular assault — DUI; first-degree assault; leaving the scene of a crash involving a death; leaving the scene of a crash involving an injury; robbery; aggravated motor vehicle theft; attempted aggravated vehicle theft; vehicular eluding and theft.

Garcia’s sentencing was originally set for Aug. 7, but because a pre-sentence investigation was not done in time, it was rescheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, according to Carbone.

“The sentence reflects the defendant’s criminal history and immense danger that she posed to countless members of our community as she fled from committing theft … and eluded law enforcement after causing a horrific crash,” said Chief Trial Deputy District Attorney Christian Gardner-Wood.

Police were called to a head-on collision on South Boulder Road between 68th Street and Crannell Drive at 11:30 a.m. June 1, 2022, according to an affidavit. Emergency responders found a Toyota 4Runner driven by Garcia and a Jeep driven by Joseph Janicke at the scene.

Janicke, 86, of Eldorado Springs, was pronounced dead, and a passenger in Garcia’s car was injured. According to witnesses, Garcia left the vehicle and stole a Ford SUV belonging to a man who had pulled over to observe the crash.

Garcia reportedly evaded officers before driving the Ford SUV westbound on Arapahoe at a “high rate of speed,” according to the affidavit.

Boulder police said Garcia ran two red lights before turning into a parking lot near 28th Street and Arapahoe Avenue, where officers were able to pin her vehicle.

Garcia admitted to using fentanyl and drinking alcohol prior to the crash, according to the affidavit. Garcia is suspected of having robbed a Sunglass Hut and a Home Depot in Boulder shortly before the crash, and witnesses also said they saw Garcia driving up to 90 mph and passing on the shoulder before the collision, according to the affidavit.

“The loss of life and path of destruction caused by this defendant required serious consequences,” said Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty.

“The lengthy prison sentence will never repair the harm caused to the victim’s loved ones, but I hope this sentence provides some answers and relief.”