30-day term for Logan man in texting case

LOGAN — A man accused of killing two people while text messaging and driving has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and community service.

Court records show that Reggie Shaw was ordered to serve jail time but also instructed to perform 150 hours of community service, including speaking to schools about the dangers of text messaging behind the wheel.

Shaw, 22, struck a plea in abeyance with Cache County prosecutors. He pleaded to a pair of class A misdemeanor negligent homicide charges in 1st District Court. Shaw was convicted in connection with the deaths of two men in 2006. He was accused of text messaging while driving when his SUV sideswiped another, spinning it into oncoming traffic where it was hit by a truck. Both James A. Furfaro, 38, and Keith P. Odell, 50, were killed.

Prosecutors have said they obtained cell phone records that showed Shaw was texting from the time he left his home until the time of the crash. The UHP claims that Shaw continued to text message while being questioned about the crash.

Shaw's case will be reviewed on July 27.

— Ben Winslow