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Prosecutors: Accident on video

Posted: Thursday, Jul 10, 2008 - 11:30:54 pm PDT
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By TOM GREENE
Staff writer 

Judge denies request to reduce bail from $750K

COEUR d'ALENE -- County prosecutors revealed Thursday they have a videotape of the accident that killed a 10-year-old boy and put a Cocolalla man in Kootenai County jail for related charges.

Ryan Jabaay, 32, waived his preliminary hearing and his attorneys argued for a lowered bond in district court.

Kootenai County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Marty Raap said Jabaay was more of a flight risk than ever since Judge Jim Stow set his bond at $750,000 on May 27.

"Not only has nothing changed for him, but things have gotten much worse," Raap said. "We found a videotape of the accident occurring and, from our perspective, it confirms that he is at fault."

Raap said the results of a blood alcohol test have also been determined since Jabaay's bond was first set and he had a blood alcohol level of .30 when he was arrested.

"A normal person wouldn't be functioning at that level," Raap said.

Judge Barry Watson seemingly agreed with the prosecutor, leaving Jabaay's bond at $750,000.

Jabaay has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one count of leaving the scene of an accident. Leaving the scene of an accident carries a two-and-a-half year maximum sentence and the other three felonies have a 15-year maximum.

On May 26, witnesses said Kaye Frisbie was southbound in a 1990 Mazda 323 on Fourth Street in the eastbound turn lane for Interstate 90 at 9:47 p.m. Monday when Jabaay allegedly ran a red light traveling northbound at a high rate of speed. His 2006 Ford F-150 struck the passenger side door of the Mazda, causing massive damage. The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department removed the victims from the vehicle.

Kaye Frisbie suffered head injuries, 12-year-old Christian Frisbie had injuries to his legs and pelvis and 10-year-old Sawyer Frisbie was killed on impact. When officers arrived at the scene, Jabaay allegedly tried to run from the area and was pursued by a Coeur d'Alene police officer.

Jabaay's record includes two felony criminal mischief charges, driving under the influence, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and minor in possession of alcohol.


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Its ok to kill wrote on Aug 1, 2008 11:05 AM:

" people, as long as you are not drunk! "

wrote on Aug 1, 2008 10:38 AM:

" Does anyone know when his next court date is? "

agree with kim wrote on Jul 12, 2008 6:00 PM:

" Seriously! Those jerks that killed that boy while racing 80-90mph up Kathleen were completely sober...far as we know.
They are still free and living it up from what I hear. That was like two years ago. Anyone know what the hek is going on with that?? "

curious wrote on Jul 12, 2008 12:27 AM:

" if the jury saw pictures of the bloody and destroyed bodies, do you think they would let the perp out on good behavior? "

friend to all wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:01 PM:

" I just pray that there is healing for kay and her family and for Mr. Jabaays family also. I know that this is a horrible situation for ALL that are involved, it is only right that Mr.Jaay has some serious punishment for his actions. I hope that somehow thru all this JESUS will be glorified. "

Report the DRUNKS wrote on Jul 11, 2008 8:38 PM:

" If you see drunk drivers report them immediately. The number is super easy to remember, its *ISP from anywhere in Idaho on your cell phone. From there if its not ISP jursidiction they will connect you to whoever you need to be talking to.
If you are close enough and can safely do it get a plate number and description of the car. Also start making mental notes of where you are when the actions are taking place that way when you write what you saw down it can be as detailed as possible. If you can safely do so follow the vehicle until responding officers arrive. Once the officers arrive they will try to get P.C. to make there own stop on the car so you dont have to do as much. If they can not get enough P.C. to make a legal stop then the dispatcher will ask you if you are willing to sign the cititation and if so they will stop the vehicle. If the person is drunk or under the influence of something the officer will write up what they witnessed and you will write uo what you witnessed and they will arrest the suspect.
You will more than likely have to go to court and testify what you saw and why you called the police. It can be a pain but it is worth it to get a drunk off the road. Again the number is *ISP or if its bad enough just call 911. "

if not sober dont drive wrote on Jul 11, 2008 4:50 PM:

" no less than 20 years. "

Fact Checker wrote on Jul 11, 2008 1:36 PM:

" NO to all of you who say drunks kill more people than guns! There were 13,470 deaths in the US due to drunk drivers in 2006 (the last year that there are statistics available) and 28,874 fire arm related deaths in the US during the same period. That's over twice as many deaths due to guns than to drunk drivers. The gun lobbyists would have us believe that everything other than guns causes death and injury in the US. The NRA alone spends millions to further this fiction.
The facts are that both guns and drunk drivers kill innocent people and that guns kill far more of us than drunks. Both should be taken off the streets. "

e. kim skumsky wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:33 PM:

" Seeing as more car wrecks(and deaths caused by car wrecks) are caused by people not drunk...we need to get the sober people off the roads. "

me wrote on Jul 11, 2008 11:59 AM:

" to to dbc, Yeah... because we hear about drunken hunters in the news ALL the time! "

wrote on Jul 11, 2008 11:38 AM:

" When did this become a political issue? Maybe I missed something...?
Lets hope that the Frisbie family is granted the right to a fair and speedy trial. It seems the criminals in this county often have favor in the courts over the victims.
I hope to see the Prosecuters Office step it up and prosecute to the FULL extent of the law!
Show us what your made of Mr.Raap! As Chief Deputy...Make this county proud. "

to think wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:12 AM:

" If it's the "liberals" who are rich, then aren't they -by definition- doing things better than the conservatives? Seems to me like you've got a case of sour-grapes going on there. Go back to your trailer, tune into Rush and get another bag of oxycontin; you'll feel better soon enough. "

to dbc wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 AM:

" And drunken hunters do more damage then either of the other two. "

Think about this... wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:49 AM:

" ...if the liberals were to take the focus off of banning guns in this area and focus on trying to arrest all of the drunk drivers they might be the ones being put behind bars! Its funny to watch the rich liberals parade down Sherman in their fancy cars after a couple "de-railer's" at the Iron Horse! If they keep the attention away from their so called "vice" then they will never be punished! "

dbc wrote on Jul 11, 2008 6:51 AM:

" And you bleeding heart liberals say guns are bad. Drunk drivers kill a lot more people in this country than guns. "

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