SANDPOINT - A Bonner County Magistrate Court judge found insufficient evidence Thursday to support an inattentive driving charge against a sheriff's deputy involved in a crash last month.

Judge Penny Friedlander did not find enough evidence to support the misdemeanor offense against Phyllis J. Jay after reviewing an Idaho State Police report, court records show.

Jay, 62, was charged in connection with a May 29 crash that seriously injured two motorcyclists on U.S. Highway 95 at Sagle Road. State police said Jay was on Sagle Road and stopped before entering the highway.

When Jay proceeded into the intersection, she clipped the rear wheel of a three-wheeled motorcycle carrying two people, according to court documents. The collision caused the Honda Goldwing trike crash.

The motorcycle's driver, Rodney F. Howard, and its passenger, Catherine J. Howard, were seriously injured in the collision and taken to Kootenai Health for treatment.

Rodney Howard, 67, suffered a broken clavicle and ribs, the ISP report said. Catherine Howard, 66, suffered a skull fracture with internal bleeding.

A trooper said in his report that both Howards were expected to recover from the crash. Both were wearing leathers and helmets, the report said.

The trooper's report ruled out distraction due to devices in the vehicle, including a personal smartphone, and a department-issued cellphone and laptop computer. A search of the devices indicated they were not being actively used when the crash happened.

The trooper determined that Jay didn't see the northbound motorcycle when she entered the intersection, the report said.

The state on Monday moved for the assignment of another judge to preside over the matter.