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==Death in automobile crash==

==Death in automobile crash==

In the spring of 2019, Ryder perished at the age of sixty-seven in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango. At the time of his passing, he was still performing at the Diamond Belle Saloon inside the Statler Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://durangoherald.com/articles/273954-photo-and-video-durangoans-pay-tribute-to-musician-greg-ryder|title=Photo and video: Durangoans pay tribute to musician Greg Ryder|date=April 24, 2019|author=Jerry McBride|publisher=''The Durango Herald''|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> A memorial service was held at the hotel on September 7, 2019.

In the spring of 2019, Ryder perished at the age of sixty-seven in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango..<ref>{{cite web|url=https://durangoherald.com/articles/273954-photo-and-video-durangoans-pay-tribute-to-musician-greg-ryder|title=Photo and video: Durangoans pay tribute to musician Greg Ryder|date=April 24, 2019|author=Jerry McBride|publisher=''The Durango Herald''|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> A memorial service was held at the hotel on September 7, 2019.

Judge Dondi Osborn in La Plata County rejected a plea agreement in a careless driving case that resulted in the death of Greg Ryder, a longtime, regular performer at the Diamond Belle Saloon and The Office Spiritorium in the Strater Hotel.

In December 2019, La Plata Judge Dondi Osborn rejected a plea agreement in the careless driving case that resulted in Ryder's death. the judge said that the plea agreement, which would have sentenced Nathaniel Andrew, a former La Plata County sheriff's deputy who fell asleep at the wheel of his Ford pickup on his way home from a 12-hour shift at the La Plata County Jail, to 160 days of electronic home monitoring, was too lenient. Instead, Osborne said that she would settle for nothing less than ten days in jail.

 

Judge Dondi Osborne said the plea agreement, which would have sentenced Nathaniel Andrew to 160 days of electronic home monitoring, was too lenient. Instead, Osborne said she would settle for nothing less than 10 days in jail.

 

Ryder, 67, died the morning of April 23 on U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango after Andrew swerved across the center line. Andrew, a former deputy with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, fell asleep at the wheel of his Ford pickup on his way home from a 12-hour night shift at the La Plata County Jail.

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