Victims' Families Forgive Driver On Cellphone In Deadly Crash

BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)- A driver who was talking on his cellphone when he struck and killed two people will not serve jail time.

The judge in the case suspended the sentence for Michael Grennan after the victims' families told the court that they had forgiven him.

"It's the love that has brought us together, our strength with everybody, our connection with everybody and the communication that we've had. And saying that it was an accident and we have to move on because if we continue to hate where are we going to be?," said the victims' mother Rose Lewis.

Grennan plowed his car into three men walking along east 168th Avenue in Thornton, killing two of them. The crash happened March 31, 2012.

Witnesses say Grennan veered off the road and crashed into Stephen Dabney and brothers Seth and Jarren Lewis. Jarren was hurt but survived.

Grennan had previously pleaded guilty to careless driving resulting in death. He was sentenced to two years probation and 300 hours of community service.