34-year-old Ethee man Coal Weed was sentenced to 31 months’ imprisonment for
involuntary manslaughter with three years of supervised release, according to a press release issued on June 18 by the Department of Justice.
Senior U.S. District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal imposed the sentence on June 12.
According to court documents, on August 20, 2022, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents were called to the scene of a fatal vehicle crash in Fort Washakie, located on the Wind River Reservation.
The victim, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene and Weed, the driver, was taken to the hospital.
Weed consented to a blood draw that resulted in a blood alcohol concentration of .216%.
Weed pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge on March 4.
This crime was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist.