A Pinedale woman who pled guilty to one count each of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury was recently sentenced to 37 months in prison.
According to the plea agreement and other court records, on Oct. 14, 2017, Betrina Henry Grey, a member of the Navajo Nation, was driving while intoxicated when she lost control of her vehicle on State Road 118 near the Fort Wingate Army Depot turnoff on the Navajo Nation. As the vehicle rolled, two male passengers were ejected from the vehicle. One man died on the scene, while the other man suffered a significant brain injury and was airlifted to a hospital for emergency care.
Both victims were enrolled members of the Navajo Nation. In her plea agreement, Grey, 31, acknowledged that her blood alcohol content measured after the incident was .16.
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced April 27 that Grey was sentenced to 37 months in prison. Grey, pled guilty on Oct. 11 to one count each of involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Upon her release from prison, Grey will be subject to three years of supervised release.
The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the New Mexico State Police and McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is prosecuting the case.
