Idaho State Police Report Two Fatal Accidents on Saturday Afternoon

There were two separate vehicle fatalities reported over the weekend by the Idaho State Police. Each accident was a single-vehicle crash where the driver passed away and a passenger was seriously injured.

One of the accidents happened near a rest stop at the Utah border, and the other happened north of Boise.

Washington Driver Killed in Idaho Rollover Accident Near Utah Border

The first fatal accident happened just south of the Juniper Eastbound Rest Area near the Utah border. The rollover happened at 2:49 PM on September 20th on I-84 near mile marker 269. Idaho State Police are investigating the accident and were assisted at the scene of the crash by EMS and Fire crews from Snowville, UT.

In the report from the ISP, they share:

A 2004 Honda Pilot, driven by an 84-year-old male and an 82-year-old female, both from Seattle, Washington, was traveling eastbound on I-84 when the vehicle traveled into the median, where it overcorrected and rolled before it came to rest on the right-hand shoulder.

The driver was wearing a seatbelt but passed away at the scene of the accident. The female passenger was taken to a hospital.

My son and I were traveling to Utah and passed the accident right after it happened. It looked like a semi-truck and a moving truck had stopped to assist at the scene. The two emergency vehicles from Utah passed by us, headed towards the crash just a few minutes later.

ISP Release Correction to Fatal Boise Area Accident Report

Later on Saturday evening, around 6 PM, Idaho State Police responded to a vehicle accident north of Boise near Banks. The accident happened on SH 55 near mile marker 79. From the Idaho State Police report:

A 2012 Ford F350, driven by a 45-year-old male from Caldwell, was traveling northbound on State Highway 55 when the vehicle left the roadway on the right shoulder. The driver overcorrected, losing control across the lanes and traveled down the embankment into the Payette River.

The driver and a young passenger were able to exit the vehicle, but the driver passed away, and the passenger was taken to a local hospital.

ISP will continue to investigate the accident.