Court Brief

By Katherine Nettles

Cliggett hearing March 24

Gunnison County resident Chuck Cliggett had an arraignment hearing last week on March 17 and will have his next case hearing on Friday, March 24 at 8:30 a.m. in Gunnison District Court. Cliggett is charged with vehicular homicide–reckless driving and passing a bicycle on the left improperly, based on the events of November 2022, when he struck bicyclist Mitch Hoffman while driving on Highway 135 near Crested Butte. Hoffman, 71 years old, died from his injuries.