After a nearly five-month investigation, a Hartley County, Texas, grand jury decided Wednesday not to indict Colorado state Sen. Suzanne Williams in connection with a fatal accident in December.

“I think while it is a horrific tragedy, not all tragedies are crimes,” said Williams’ attorney David Lane. “Sometimes tragedies are just tragic.”

Hartley County District Attorney David Green presented the grand jury with evidence about the Dec. 26 crash that killed Brianna Gomez, 30, who was pregnant.

He emerged without a charge from the jurors and declined to discuss why he thinks the jurors declined to indict.

Williams, D-Aurora, issued a statement through the Senate majority office but declined to answer questions.

“I’m sure this has been a horrible experience for the Gomez family, as it has been for mine,” she said. “I’m relieved that the Grand Jury decided not to indict. This was a tragic accident.

“I would like to thank everyone who gave their support and prayers to the Gomez family and to my family. I will always keep them in my thoughts and prayers.”

The grand jury’s decision means Williams will not face serious charges in the crash, but Texas Trooper Gabriel Medrano said Williams might have to answer a traffic citation.

“It’s a possibility she will be ticketed,” Medrano said. “If citations are warranted, they can file through the justice of the peace. It’s up to the lead investigator.”

Medrano said the grand jury’s decision does not mean investigators changed their mind about who they believe was responsible for the fatal accident.

With Williams at the wheel, according to Texas state troopers, her 2010 Honda CR-V veered into the southbound traffic lane of U.S. 385 near Channing, in the Texas Panhandle, and hit a GMC Yukon driven by Eric Gomez.

“Eric Gomez was not at fault,” Medrano said.

Coping with wife’s loss

Brianna Gomez was seven months pregnant. The couple’s son, Curran, was born by emergency C-section after the collision. He weighed just 3 pounds, 1 ounce and spent 10 weeks in a hospital intensive- care unit. He now weighs 11 pounds.

Lane said authorities certainly took their time and reviewed an abundance of investigative materials.

“They did a very thorough job,” he said. “Based on what I know, I think they made a good decision. There is no criminal culpability on her part.”

Eric Gomez, who is a biology teacher and assistant wrestling and football coach at Amarillo High School, said it is not up to him to judge Williams, and he won’t.

However, he is concerned about raising a family of three children on one salary. He said he has two nannies, who care for Curran and his 2- and 6-year-old sisters.

He said he returned to the classroom and told his students they should buckle down and study and not focus on what happened to him.

But at night when he goes to his room filled with pictures of his wife, he said, it is very difficult. This past week has been particularly tough with Mother’s Day, his birthday and his 10th wedding anniversary all happening within days of the grand jury hearing.

“It’s definitely opening up a wound,” Eric Gomez said. “My concern is with my family.”

Grandsons out of seats

Williams’ son, Todd, was seriously injured in the crash with a fractured neck, back and pelvis. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected during the accident. He is still undergoing rehabilitation.

Todd Williams said it was his fault that his two sons were not in their seat belts on the night of the accident. He took them out of child seats without talking to his mother about it because they were uncomfortable, he said.

“My mom didn’t have anything to do with that,” he said.

By the time the accident happened, he said, he was reading “Where the Wild Things Are” to his kids to put them to sleep.

Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com