Crime victims and family members of victims whose assailants had their charges dropped due to Colorado’s competency law said they were encouraged that change is coming after meeting with Gov. Jared Polis on Monday.

“As a victim, that is all that you are constantly looking for is just somebody to tell me that you're going to fix this, somebody tell me that things are going to be OK,” Joseph Bowman said.

Bowman and his sister were badly injured in a December 2021 crash when their SUV was hit by a man suspected of driving under the influence. Their mother, Nelie, died months later from complications from her injuries . The passenger riding with the suspect was also killed.

After multiple delays, the suspect in that incident had their charges dropped after he was found incompetent and no

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