He swerved his blue minivan in and out of lanes, a witness later reported to police, hitting speeds of up to 100 mph as he zoomed along Bangerter Highway. Holm then sped through an intersection and smashed head-on into a brown Honda Accord.
Francisco Ramirez was in the front passenger seat of the Accord. He died on the roadway that morning.
Salt Lake County prosecutors believed Holm’s actions were criminal, and they charged him with class A misdemeanor negligent homicide. A jury agreed in 2015 and found Holm guilty.
He spent a year behind bars — the maximum penalty allowed — before the Utah Court of Appeals reversed his conviction, finding problems with how the jury was selected.