Tragic Sunday on Idaho Roads With 3 Deaths

Sunday was not a good day for Idaho State Police. They responded to 2 separate fatal incidents.

Fatal Accident in Jefferson County

South of Rigby, at about a quarter to 5 PM, Idaho State Police were called to a crash on US20 in Jefferson County.

An 18-year-old male of Saint Anthony, and a juvenile passenger, were travelling eastbound in a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500. A 46-year-old female of Idaho Falls, and two juvenile passengers, were travelling westbound in a 2015 Toyota Sienna Van.
The driver of the Dodge drove off the left shoulder, rolled through the median and collided with the Toyota. Both vehicles came to rest in the westbound lanes.

Neither the driver nor passenger in the Dodge were wearing seatbelts. The driver died at the scene and the passenger died after being transported via air ambulance to a local hospital. The persons in the Toyota were wearing seatbelts and were not transported. After ISP and emergency crews were able to clear the scene, traffic was able to resume after over 4 hours.

Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Caldwell

Just after 7 PM, Idaho State Police responded to an incident involving a vehicle and pedestrian in Caldwell on S. Kimball Ave near Felton St.

A 19-year-old male from Caldwell, was traveling northbound on Kimball Ave. in a 2013 Nissan Rogue when the vehicle struck a pedestrian walking near the roadway.
The pedestrian, a 46-year-old female from Caldwell, was transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

The driver was wearing a seatbelt and was not transported from the scene. The traffic on Kimball Ave resumed after two and a half hours.

Both incidents are under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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