WASECA — A North Carolina man was convicted of a gross misdemeanor Tuesday for a 2023 vehicular homicide near New Richland but won’t serve jail time for now, according to court documents.
Darryn Bullock, 37, was convicted of criminal vehicular homicide while operating a motor vehicle in a grossly negligent manner.
Scott Bolduan, 58, of New Richland, was the driver of the pickup killed in the June 2023 crash.
Bullock pleaded guilty to the charge in March after originally pleading not guilty earlier that month.
Bullock was sentenced Tuesday to two days of jail but was given credit for that same amount of time already served. He will be on probation for two years, during which he must remain law abiding. If he doesn’t, he could serve 362 days.
On June 21, 2023, a trooper was working traffic on Highway 13 when dispatch announced a collision with possible injuries south of New Richland in Waseca County. It was determined to be a fatal crash when the trooper arrived.
The trooper interviewed a driver who stated she was traveling northbound on the highway, the same direction as a semi-truck involved in the crash. A few miles before the crash scene, another semi had been tailgating her vehicle and Bullock attempted to pass her in a second semi, the court complaint said.
About one mile prior to the crash, Bullock passed her vehicle and continued northbound at a fast speed. Another vehicle also passed her. She observed Bullock change lanes into the southbound lane, against traffic, continuing northbound in the attempt to pass the first semi. At this time, Bullock collided with the southbound pickup driven by Bolduan.
Bullock told troopers while being treated at the hospital that he had been a truck driver for the last 10 years and was the driver of the 2024 Volvo truck involved in the crash. He was transporting the truck from the Volvo dealership to Lake Crystal and wanted to get there by 2 p.m. because he had a taxi driver following him.
He said he had never driven on Highway 13 prior to the incident and that the road and weather were clear that day. He admitted he was on a video call on his tablet at the time of the crash.
Bullock was released from the hospital and later apprehended at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. He stated he was not trying to run and that he was unaware he was under arrest prior to leaving the hospital. A trooper had read him is Miranda rights then.