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Idaho State Police Respond To Fatal Crash Outside Rupert

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:58:41 +0000

The Idaho State Police are currently responding to a fatal crash on State Highway 25 outside of Rupert, Idaho. The fatality occurred on 93 E. Baseline Road, near milepost 53, outside of Rupert. Both lanes are currently blocked as emergency crews are on the scene. Update @ 1:12am - From the ISP: On April 15, 2013, [...]

Three Car Accident Blocks Part of Downtown Twin Falls Intersection

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:55:41 +0000

A three car accident is blocking part of an intersection in downtown Twin Falls. KMVT is reporting that the accident occurred just after noon at the intersection of 2nd Avenue North and Shoshone Street. One car crashed into a utility pole and two other vehicles hit head on. Twin Falls Police are directing traffic around [...]

One Person Dead and one injured in Car Crash on I-84

95.7 KEZJ — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:59:35 +0000

On Friday, March 1, 2013, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle rollover crash on westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 172, near Twin Falls. Rodolfo Del Fierro Herrera, 46 of Mexico, was traveling in the slow lane in a 1995 Ford Explorer when he attempted to change lanes. Upon noticing [...]

Accident Blocks Portion Of Westbound Freeway Traffic Between Jerome And Twin Falls

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:21:01 +0000

Jerome, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) - Police and Rescue crews have closed a portion of Westbound I-84 between Jerome and Twin Falls this afternoon following a one vehicle rollover . The accident is between the on-ramp of I-84 and milepost 172. The report of the accident came in around 4 pm this afternoon. At this time it’s an u

Two Vehicle Crash North of Wendell Claims Life

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:38:02 +0000

The Idaho State Police are investigating a two vehicle crash north of Wendell, Idaho that has ended in a fatality. From the ISP: Joaquin Figueiredo, 65 years old, of Gooding ID, was traveling north on State Highway 46, in a 2003 Dodge van, when he went off the road hitting a guard rail. Joaquin then [...]

I-84 Westbound Near Jerome Blocked – Expect Delays

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:33:44 +0000

The News Radio 1310 KLIX News Department received a tip earlier this evening that I-84 near Jerome was closed. We have unconfirmed reports of an accident between exits 157 and 165, about three miles west of Jerome. UPDATE (January 7th, 2013, 6:43pm) – Idaho State Police confirms that they are currently on scene of a [...]

One in Five People Suffer Some Kind of Injury on Vacation

Jackie — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:46:40 +0000

Let's go ahead and put a pre-emptive damper on your summer vacation. Ya know, just to mess with you.

According to a new survey from PlanetSki , about 20% of people have an accident, get sick, or suffer some kind of an injury on vacation.

If There Is A Car Accident Near You, Do You Stop To Help?

98.3 The Snake — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:43:20 +0000

Would You Leave a Note if You Hit a Parked Car? [POLL]

Jackie — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:43:21 +0000

This is pretty disappointing. According to a new survey from MarketWatch, 17% of people say they would never leave a note with their contact info or insurance details if they hit a parked car.

That's one in six people who just drive away and leave you with a brand new dent.

The Number of Accidents Involving People Wearing Headphones Has Tripled [POLL]

Jackie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:44:56 +0000

According to a new study from ,Los Angeles Times the number of injuries and deaths involving vehicles hitting pedestrians wearing headphones has tripled since 2004. Now . . . the numbers are still small. But it looks like a growing trend, and that’s worth getting a little bit worried about. In 2004, [...]

The Biggest Distraction Behind the Wheel is Children

Jackie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:26:32 +0000

We have all been driving down the road opening a chocolate milk, loading a DVD player and unwrapping a hamburger for our children in the back seat. Even though I have done this million times in my car I still think that texting while driving is more distracting.

Highway 30 Between Buhl and Hagerman Closed Due To Accident

95.7 KEZJ — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:25:30 +0000

The Buhl Fire Department is reporting that an accident has closed Highway 30 at mile marker 192. Details about the accident are still unknown, but we do know the wreck involved an 18 wheeler with a pup trailer. Authorities are reporting the wreck has completely shut down traffic between Buhl and Hagerman, and are asking [...]

Online 'Planking' Craze Leads to Death

95.7 KEZJ — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:07:38 +0000

The Internet photo sensation called "planking," which can be best described as extreme lying down, led to a 20-year-old Australian man plunging to his death while partaking in the fad this weekend, police said.

Queensland police said the man fell several stories from a Brisbane high-rise early Sunday morning while engaging in the activity, in which the planker lies flat on their stomach in various environments while onlookers capture photos. Those photos are then uploaded to various social media sites.

Woman Swallowed by Surprise Sinkhole, Survives [VIDEO]

Brad Weiser — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:34:15 +0000

Carla Chapman, a 47-year-old resident of Plant City, FL, was tending to her garden when all of a sudden the ground swallowed her up into a giant sinkhole, measuring 25 in. wide and 7 ft. deep.

Within a matter of seconds, her 5' 7'' frame was fully submerged underground and there was no way she could maneuver out of the hole by herself.