Jewkes waived her right to a preliminary hearing.
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SUBLETTE COUNTY – After changing her hearing dates in Circuit Court, Jade S. Jewkes, of Jackson, waived her right to a preliminary hearing and will face two aggravated homicide felony charges in 9th District Court.
She was charged by Sublette County Attorney Mike Crosson after the New Year’s Day death of Shane Deal, of Pinedale, in a fatal collision in Hoback Canyon.
Her March 1 preliminary hearing was rescheduled for March 25 at her attorney John LaBuda’s request. Now with her case bound over to 9th District Court on Wednesday, Judge Marv Tyler will set an arraignment there.
Jewkes is charged with two counts of aggravated homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol after being involved in a fatal collision in Hoback Canyon on Jan. 1.
The two vehicular homicide felonies are based on varying degrees of alleged alcohol intoxication. Jewkes was driving north on Highway 191 on the afternoon of New Year’s Day and others on the road reported her erratic driving across the two-lane highway, according to court records.
Driving a 2015 Jeep Cherokee, she collided nearly head-on with Deal, who was driving a 2005 plow truck in the southbound lane. The Jeep’s airbags and seatbelt protected Jewkes from serious injury – she suffered minor cuts to her hand. The truck did not have airbags and Deal, although wearing a seatbelt, was very seriously injured and later died.
Jewkes was released to her parents on $150,000 cash or surety bond. She is not allowed to drive, travel outside of Teton County or contact Deal’s family.
