After the preliminary hearing that was held on September 28, 2023, Judge Robert Lund has found that the State has met its burden of proof for probable cause in the Road Rage Incident that resulted in the deaths of two individuals in Eagle Mountain on SR-73. Matheson will be bound over for trial at a future date on five different counts or charges related to the incident.
On January 3rd, 2024 Judge Lund signed an order to bind Matheson for trial on 5 counts in response to a road rage incident in Eagle Mountian on June 4th, 2023. The incident resulted in the death of two individuals when Matheson’s vehicle was involved in a head-on accident with a Porche on SR-73 in Eagle Mountain.
The charges that probable cause has been found for are as follows:
- Count 1: Manslaughter for the Death of Rodney Salm
- Count 2: Manslaughter for the Death of Micheala Himmelberger
- Count 3: Negligently Operating a Vehicle Resulting in Death
- Count 4: Negligently Operating a Vehicle Resulting in Death
- Count 5: Reckless Driving
The Judge in the filing made the following statement:
“The evidence and all reasonable inference drawn from the evidence supports the conclusion that Mr. Matheson became angry when Mr. Landon cut him off in traffic. In an attempt to pass Mr. Landon, Mr. Matheson acted recklessly. In driving significantly in excess of the speed limit, in following another car to closely at high speeds, in failing to stay in one lane, and in attempting to execute an unsafe and unlawful pass on the shoulder of the road, Mr. Matheson operated his vehicle with willful and wanton disregard for the safety of other persons and property.” The judge continued, “Finally, the evidence supports the conclusion that the collision with Mr. Matheson’s truck constituted the proximate cause of the death of Mr. Salm and Ms. Himmelberger.”
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