A deputy has been charged after a crash killed a man. Court documents reveal she was allegedly texting while driving. 

BLACKFOOT —  A Bingham County Sheriff’s Office lawman progressive successful a fatal clang successful February is now facing a criminal charge. 

Stephanie Grisham, 38, has been charged pinch misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, according to a tribunal filing past week. 

The two-vehicle clang happened Feb. 1 connected Wolverine Road westbound of nan 600 North and 1100 East intersection adjacent Goshen successful Bingham County. 

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office requested Idaho State Police analyse nan clang because it progressive 1 of their ain deputies. 

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Court documents

According to nan affidavit of probable origin revenge by nan Idaho State Police, Grisham was walking westbound connected Wolverine Road successful a Bingham County Sheriff’s Office achromatic Ford Explorer patrol SUV.

Robert Beal, 80, of Shelley, was driving eastbound connected Wolverine Road successful a Dodge Ram pickup pinch his 76-year-old woman successful nan rider seat. 

Dash camera footage from nan patrol conveyance showed nan lawman drove into nan oncoming eastbound lane and deed nan Dodge Ram caput on, documents said. 

Following nan crash, some vehicles came to a extremity disconnected nan roadway. All occupants were trapped successful their vehicles and were extricated by aesculapian personnel.

Beal died arsenic a consequence of injuries suffered successful nan clang and his woman was transported by ambulance to a section infirmary pinch superior injuries. 

Grisham was transported by ambulance to a infirmary pinch captious injuries.

It’s unclear really agelong nan rider aliases nan lawman took to retrieve from nan crash.

Court documents said nan ISP detective reviewed nan dashcam footage and compared it to nan matter connection thread connected Grisham’s compartment phone. The trooper observed location was matter connection activity connected nan phone. 

Camera footage showed nan patrol car veer to nan near and spell into nan oncoming lane of traffic.

The detective conducted an question and reply pinch a Firth Fire Captain who responded to nan segment of nan crash. The skipper told nan detective that Grisham had said (paraphrasing): “I screwed up. I was connected my telephone texting. I’m specified an idiot,” documents said. 

ISP said nan lawman had astir 9 years of patrol experience.

What’s next

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office provided this connection to EastIdahoNews.com connected Monday:

“Now that nan criminal investigation is complete and a charging determination has been made, we tin proceed to finalize our soul investigation.” 

According to tribunal records, location was a mobility for an assignment of a typical charismatic successful nan lawsuit owed to a conflict of interest. Madison County Prosecuting Attorney Rob Wood was appointed and declined to remark connected nan pending lawsuit erstwhile contacted by EastIdahoNews.com.

EastIdahoNews.com reached retired to Grisham’s attorney, Dennis Wilkinson, but he did not person a statement. However, he did opportunity that they revenge a announcement of quality and a not-guilty plea past week. 

The misdemeanor is punishable by up to 1 twelvemonth successful region jailhouse and/or up to a $2,000 fine. 

Grisham’s arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 12 astatine 3 p.m. astatine nan Bingham County Courthouse. She has been summoned to look successful court, meaning she is not successful jail. 

Though Grisham has been charged pinch this crime, it does not needfully mean she committed it. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.