Articles Posted in Personal Injury

At approximately 5:45 p.m. on December 14^th, two vehicles traveling on US 93 exited the roadway. The incident occurred in Jerome, Idaho, at mile 64.

At the time of the incident, the first individual, a 43-year-old woman from Twin Falls, was driving a 2022 Audi Q5 northbound. When she reached mile 64, she veered into the southbound lane, facing oncoming traffic. The second driver, a 65-year-old man from Cottonwood Heights, Utah, driving a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia, was traveling southbound when the Audi entered his lane. Both drivers swerved before exiting the roadway, and continued onto the eastbound shoulder.

Following the incident, the driver of the Audi was transported to a local hospital via life flight. Reports include that she was wearing a seatbelt at the time, however she sustained severe injuries. The driver of the Freightliner was uninjured.

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Saturday, December 27^th. The accident took place on I15, at approximately 12:56 p.m.

At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, was headed north. When the 32-year-old male driver reached mile 122, she crossed a patch of snow and lost control of the vehicle. Her vehicle crossed over the median, before colliding with the second vehicle, a 2022 Ford F150. The driver of the Ford, a 54-year-old woman, had been traveling southbound at the time.

Following the collision, the female driver of the Ford was transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital. The male driver of the Chevrolet was not transported. Reports include that both drivers wore seatbelts at the time of the collision.

Investigation is ongoing as Idaho State Police seek more information regarding a vehicle accident that occurred on Saturday, December 6^th. The collision involved two vehicles, and took place on US20, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

The first vehicle, a 2012 Toyota Tundra, was being driven by a 44-year-old woman from Idaho Falls. She was traveling eastbound on US 20. At approximately 8:41 a.m., as she reached mile 315, she lost control of her vehicle, before rolling through the median and into the westbound lanes. The Toyota struck another vehicle, a 2024 Toyota Rav4, driven by a 64-year-old woman from Rigby.

Following the accident, the drivers of both vehicles were urgently transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday November 25^th. The accident took place in Nampa, on westbound Interstate 84, near milepost 39.

The first vehicle, a white 2013 Ford F450, was being driven westbound by a 21-year-old man from Nampa with an adult male passenger. At approximately 3:06 p.m., the Ford was struck in the rear by a second vehicle, a black 2007 GMC Sierra. The driver, a 31-year-old man from Meridian, was also traveling westbound carrying multiple juvenile passengers.

Following the collision, one of the juvenile passengers of the GMC tragically succumbed to their injuries. No report is given of the other passengers or the driver of the GMC. Both the driver and passenger of the Ford were uninjured. The cause of the collision is unknown.

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday November 25^th. The accident took place in Nampa, on westbound Interstate 84, near milepost 39.

The first vehicle, a white 2013 Ford F450, was being driven westbound by a 21-year-old man from Nampa with an adult male passenger. At approximately 3:06 p.m., the Ford was struck in the rear by a second vehicle, a black 2007 GMC Sierra. The driver, a 31-year-old man from Meridian, was also traveling westbound carrying multiple juvenile passengers.

Following the collision, one of the juvenile passengers of the GMC tragically succumbed to their injuries. No report is given of the other passengers or the driver of the GMC. Both the driver and passenger of the Ford were uninjured. The cause of the collision is unknown.

On November 21^st, a vehicle struck a bicycle in American Falls at approximately 8:20 p.m. The accident took place at the intersection of Hillcrest Ave and Pocatello Ave.

At the time of the accident, a 52-year-old woman from American Falls was riding her bicycle westbound across the intersection, when she was struck by a vehicle. The driver, a juvenile, was traveling south on Hillcrest Ave in a blue 2005 Lexus RX. The driver failed to yield to the bike in the intersection and struck the cyclist.

The cyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time, and following the collision she was transported to a hospital by ground ambulance. The juvenile driver sustained no injuries.

Idaho State Police are continuing an investigation of a vehicle collision that took place over the weekend, on Saturday November 8^th. The initial investigation has determined that two vehicles, a white Ram Dually pickup hauling a travel trailer, and a tan 1995 Chevrolet Silverado, collided head on near milepost 110, on I 84.

At approximately 2:12 p.m., the 55-year-old male driver of the Ram was traveling eastbound when for unknown reasons, he veered over the center line and into the westbound lane. He collided head on with the driver of the second vehicle, a 29-year-old man from Garden City, Idaho. Following the collision, both vehicles became fully engulfed.

Tragically, the 29-year-old man succumbed to his injuries before emergency personnel arrived at the scene. The 55-year-old man, from Canton, Texas, sustained severe injuries and was transported via air ambulance to a large hospital to receive treatment.

Idaho state police are continuing to investigate a vehicle collision that occurred outside of Fort Hall, Idaho. The accident occurred on October 21^st, on northbound I 15, at approximately 8:05 p.m. The first vehicle, a Peterbilt Semi, was being driven by a 75-year-old man from McCammon, and the second vehicle, a Ford F450 pickup, was driven by a 42-year-old man from Rupert, with a 44-year-old male passenger from Paul.

At the time of the accident both the first and second vehicles were headed northbound on I 15. When they reached mile 77, for unknown reasons, the vehicles collided. Following the collision, the Ford was found off the roadway, overturned. Both the driver and passenger of the Ford were not wearing seatbelts at the time, and succumbed to their injuries before emergency personnel arrived. The driver of the semi was uninjured.

We are sorry to hear about this accident and the loss of these two men. We send our deepest condolences to their friends and family.

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a vehicle collision that took place on October 17^th, at approximately 4:15 p.m. The accident occurred near Wilder, at the intersection of Rodeo Lane and Dixie Road.

At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, a 78-year-old woman from Wilder driving a 2014 Chevy Impala, was traveling south on Rodeo Ln. As she entered the intersection, she was struck by the second vehicle, a 2012 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 50-year-old woman from Parma, who had failed to stop at the intersection. The Cherokee struck the side of the Impala, causing it to overturn and land off the roadway.

Following the accident, the driver of the Impala sustained severe injuries and passed away at the scene. The driver of the Cherokee was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment for her less severe injuries.

Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation into a vehicle accident that occurred on Monday October 6^th. The accident took place west of Swan Valley, at mile 365 on US 26.

At approximately 6:55 a.m., the first vehicle, a 2010 Volkswagen CC driven by a 30-year-old man from Idaho Falls was heading eastbound, when visibility on the roadway became very poor due to a thick fog. As he traveled, he struck a cow on the roadway. His vehicle came to rest in the lanes. Shortly after, another vehicle, a 2019 Ram 2500 pickup, came upon the stopped vehicle as he was traveling east. He was unable to stop in time to avoid the vehicle, and he collided directly with the Volkswagen.

The force of the impact was too great, and the driver of the Volkswagen succumbed to his injuries immediately. The driver of the Ram did not sustain any injuries.