WALLACE (The Spokesman-Review) — The Idaho Attorney General’s Office is pursuing a criminal charge against former Shoshone County Sheriff Holly Lindsey for her alleged involvement in an off-duty hit-and-run crash in October.

Lindsey is facing one count of inattentive driving, a misdemeanor, according to Idaho court records. The complaint filed on Nov. 26 by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office alleges Lindsey struck a post at a gas station with her car.

The maximum penalty for inattentive driving is 90 days in jail and a $300 fine.

Lindsey, whose law enforcement career has spanned 21 years, resigned following the incident. She wrote on social media she is exiting the office with “a heavy heart” and hopes to leave Shoshone County better than before.

“I have watched as this county and She

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