Deputy remains on leave five months after crash that killed 80-year-old man

BINGHAM COUNTY — It has been astatine slightest 5 months since an 80-year-old man died successful a clang involving a deputy.

Many inquires person been sent to EastIdahoNews.com asking astir nan position of nan case.

The two-vehicle clang happened connected Feb. 1 adjacent Goshen, according to Idaho State Police. A patrol conveyance driven by a 38-year-old female lawman from nan Bingham County Sheriff’s Office drifted crossed nan mediate of nan roadworthy and collided pinch a conveyance driven by Robert Beal of Shelley.

Beal died arsenic a consequence of injuries suffered successful nan crash.

EastIdahoNews.com sent a nationalist records petition to ISP, who handled nan first investigation. We asked for immoderate conclusions drawn by investigators.

The petition was yet denied “due to a pending tribunal lawsuit related to this incident.” 

The lawsuit has now been handed complete to nan Madison County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review, according to charismatic Rob Wood. He could not remark connected nan timeline for nan review.

So far, nan personality of nan progressive lawman has not been released by nan Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, aliases immoderate different investigative agency. Bingham County did corroborate nan lawman remains connected paid administrative time off pending nan result of nan investigation.  

The pursuing connection was provided by nan Bingham County Sheriff’s Office connected Monday: 

“We would for illustration to convey nan Idaho State Police for their assistance successful this matter. We inquire nan nationalist to understand that successful scenarios specified arsenic this, nan only measurement to proceed is pinch an extracurricular entity doing nan investigation. This ensures that it is impartial and complete. Though it tin beryllium a lengthy process, 1 tin trust connected nan facts of nan lawsuit being objective.

With employment practices rule being a awesome root of liability for law-enforcement agencies nationwide, comes nan request to not make decisions, speculate, aliases divulge accusation until immoderate applicable 3rd statement and/or soul investigations are completed. This is wherever paid administrative time off is simply a instrumentality utilized to let for that process to return spot successful its entirety. We do person accusation that we are nearing nan extremity of nan process. Our hearts spell retired to nan Beal Family. They person handled this tragic nonaccomplishment pinch nan utmost grace and strength.”

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Background information 

According to erstwhile reporting by EastIdahoNews.com, nan fatal clang happened aft 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, connected 600 North betwixt Reid Road and 1100 East (Mountain View Road) southbound of Goshen. 

Investigators judge nan patrol vehicle, a marked Ford SUV driven by nan female deputy, was walking westbound connected 600 North erstwhile it drifted crossed nan mediate of nan roadworthy and went into nan eastbound lane. It collided pinch an eastbound 2002 Dodge Ram 2500, a news merchandise from ISP 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.

The driver of nan Ram, identified arsenic Beal, died astatine nan scene. His passenger, a 76-year-old woman, was transported by crushed ambulance to a section infirmary pinch superior injuries. 

The deputy was transported by crushed ambulance to a infirmary pinch captious injuries.

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

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office requested Idaho State Police analyse nan crash, because it progressive 1 of their ain deputies. ISP said nan lawman had astir 9 years of patrol experience.