Idaho man charged in fatal car crash allegedly had blood alcohol twice the legal limit
The 24-year-old who police say drove drunk and caused a fatal car crash Friday night had a blood alcohol content of .163 more than an hour-and-a-half after the collision, according to court documents.
The legal limit is .08.
Shaeden Robinson was taken to a hospital and later charged with vehicular manslaughter and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. The woman, 26-year-old Brooke Taylor, died at a local hospital.
“A young woman lost her life last night because a young man chose to drive impaired. In today’s world, with so many ride options, there is no excuse for his decision to get behind the wheel,” Nampa Police Chief Joe Huff said in a press release last weekend.
Nampa police officers responded to the crash near North Middleton Road and Smith Avenue, according to court documents. Robinson, driving a Dodge Ram truck, crashed his front bumper into the passenger side of Taylor’s Subaru Forester while she was driving southbound on Middleton Road, court documents say.
Robinson had driven only a few feet away from a friend’s house when the collision took place, according to the court filings.
The Forester had “extensive damage” and the passenger compartment had collapsed into the driver’s side, documents said. The Dodge Ram had damage to its front end and crashed through a fence into a park after striking Taylor’s Subaru, according to police, who reported finding debris all along the road.
Police said they found Robinson on his knees, “crying and upset” that he’d hurt someone. Robinson told police that he’d had five beers, the court documents said. Officers also noted in the documents that Robinson told them he got out of his truck, ran toward Taylor, held her and told her to hang in there.
At the hospital, police said they administered a breathalyzer test. Robinson blew a .152 and then a .163 a few minutes later, according to the documents.
This story was originally published October 2, 2024 at 4:00 AM.
