Opening statements could begin as early as Monday afternoon in the trial for a woman who’s charged in the death of a 17-year-old Boulder cyclist, Denver Gazette news partner 9News reported Monday.

On July 29, 2023, Team USA Cyclist Magnus White was training along Highway 119 just past North 63rd Street when he was hit and killed by a driver. Afterward, White’s family started a foundation to bring awareness to cyclist safety nationwide.

Yeva Smilianska, 24, is charged with vehicular homicide.

An arrest affidavit from the Colorado State Patrol says that investigators believe Smilianska fell asleep while driving and struck Magnus. Witnesses saw her drift across the road at Highway 119 near Gunbarrel and head directly for him without braking, the document says.

She denied the allegations and claimed there was a steering malfunction; however, authorities determined that her car and steering wheel were functioning properly when the crash happened.

Jury selection for her trial began Monday morning. Opening statements will happen once a jury is seated, and that could happen as soon as Monday afternoon.

Smilianska’s trial is currently set to go through Friday.

In December, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado introduced a bike safety bill in honor of Magnus.

The Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act of 2024 is an expansion to a rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that will require automatic emergency braking in every car by 2029.

This new bill would require that braking systems detect cyclists and other road users regardless of factors such as skin tone, clothing color or protective gear.