79-year-old grandpa cutting grass on lawn mower hit by stoned Subaru driver and sent 'flying' to his death while wife was 'watching him' through window: Cops

A Colorado "grandpa" cutting writer connected a riding tract mower successful beforehand of his location was deed by a stoned Subaru operator and sent "flying" to his decease portion his wife was watching him, cops say. The woman ran extracurricular and began "talking with" the 79-year-old close earlier helium died connected their beforehand lawn, according to police.

"She was watching him done the beforehand model of their location erstwhile she observed a metallic car, that appeared to beryllium going excessively fast, go airborne, [and] deed her husband, sending him flying disconnected the tract mower," constabulary study successful an arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime.

Amy Dalton, 37, is accused of hitting Robert "Bob" Selle connected Aug. 24, 2025, successful beforehand of his location successful Calhan, a tiny municipality astir 80 miles southeast of Denver. Cops accidental she admitted to smoking marijuana earlier the crash, on with being connected different drugs.

A neighbor's information camera captured the alleged vehicular homicide, with Dalton's 2016 Subaru Outback flying disconnected the roadworthy and plowing into Selle.

"Dalton's Subaru became airborne implicit the driveway," the affidavit says. "As the Subaru landed, it collided with a barbed ligament obstruction and past traveled into the yard/field … wherever it (Subaru) collided with Robert Selle, who was operating a riding tract mower."

Cops accidental the information footage shows "the Subaru arsenic it's overturning" earlier colliding with Selle. "The Subaru continued overturning successful the field, coming to remainder connected its roof," the affidavit says. "Selle was knocked from the tract mower and came to remainder connected the crushed adjacent the Subaru."

Selle was initially responsive "and talking with his wife, who witnessed the crash," earlier helium became unconscious and died astatine the scene, according to police.

"For nary evident crushed astatine the time, Dalton failed to support power of the Subaru and the conveyance drifted disconnected the right/west broadside of the roadway," the affidavit alleges. "After analyzing the Subaru's ACM [airbag power module] data, it's wide that Dalton ne'er applied the brakes oregon applied immoderate evasive steering input successful the seconds starring up to the crash."

Cops spoke with Dalton aft the clang and reported "a beardown odor of marijuana coming from her," according to the affidavit. She allegedly admitted that she "consumes marijuana daily" and takes "multiple medications," portion besides confessing that she "had precocious tried methamphetamine for the archetypal time."

Cops who interviewed Dalton said she seemed "mellow" and was "not precise responsive" to EMS questions oregon treatment. One trooper noted afterward that her eyelids "seemed precise heavy," per the affidavit.

Dalton allegedly blamed the clang connected having "two atrocious tires" that she claimed caused her to thrust erratically.

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"Dalton besides explained that she thought she overcorrected but could not grow connected that," cops said. "Dalton explained that the steering began to consciousness 'weird' and 'funny.'"

Dalton agreed to a voluntary cause test, which showed astatine slightest 2 substances successful her strategy that constabulary accidental contributed to the crash. She was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, driving nether the influence, reckless driving and operating a conveyance without insurance.

Selle's obituary describes him arsenic a "pillar" successful the communities helium lived successful implicit the years, arsenic good arsenic a loving hubby and gramps of five.

"As condolences proceed to determination in, Bob Selle is being remembered arsenic a legacy, an inspiration, a hero, a large quality being, a relation model, kind, caring, generous, an astonishing person, a people act, a loving husband, a teacher, a leader, a large man, 1 of the best, and arsenic respect personified," the obituary says. "And yet, of each these descriptors, his favourite 1 was 'Grandpa Bob.'"

Dalton is presently retired connected a $10,000 bond. She is owed successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected March 17.