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ID State Police Respond to Tragic Crash in Jerome
Idaho State Police are investigating two serious crashes that occurred on Wednesday, February 21st.
ID State Police Investigating Fatal Jerome Collision
A crash claimed the life of a Jerome man and injured a man from Hagerman. The accident occurred just after 5:30 PM at 295 E 700 County.
A 36-year-old male from Jerome was westbound on 700 N in a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek. A 30-year-old male from Hagerman was eastbound on 700 N in a 2019 Chevrolet pickup truck. The Subaru crossed the center line into the eastbound lanes where it collided head-on with the Chevrolet.
The driver of the Chevrolet pickup truck was not wearing a seatbelt and was taken via air ambulance to a local hospital. Sadly, though the driver of the Subaru Crosstrek was wearing a seatbelt, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The scene was cleared after approximately two and a half hours by emergency responders.
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ID State Police Respond to a Collision in Orofino, ID
West of Orofino, Idaho at milepost 35, a collision between two vehicles at about 7:40 AM sent one man to the hospital.
A Red 1995 Toyota Camry, driven by a 19-year-old male from Orofino, Idaho, was traveling eastbound on US12 when he made an illegal pass in a no passing zone, lost control of the vehicle, and collided with a westbound vehicle. The vehicle traveling westbound was a White 2012 Ford F550 pickup, driven by a 30-year-old male from Orofino, Idaho.
Thankfully, all occupants were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The driver of the Camry was transported by ground ambulance to a nearby hospital.
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