People v. McCarthy

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.*

11 Defendant, Michael J. McCarthy, appeals the trial court's order concluding that the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department) 1 is a victim for purposes of the criminal restitution statute and granting restitution to the Department for costs incurred as a result of defendant's vehicular assault. We reverse and remand.

T2 Here, defendant, while driving under the influence, ran a red light and struck another car, causing seriously bodily damage to two of that car's passengers. Defendant pled guilty to vehicular assault, § 18-3-205(1)(b),…