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On November 5^th, 2024, a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred on I-84 in Jerome County at about 4:53 a.m. at milepost 171. The parties involved included a 33-year-old woman from Twin Falls, Idaho, driving a blue 2006 Honda Pilot, and a 63-year-old man from Virginia, driving a 2022 Volvo semi-truck.

Just before 4:50 a.m., the woman driving the Honda was travelling westbound in the right lane when she began to experience car troubles. She turned on her hazards and then broke down, still in the right lane. The driver of the semi, who was also travelling westbound in the right lane, failed to stop or swerve and rear-ended the woman. She was still in her car and had her seatbelt on, but she succumbed to her injuries at the scene. The semi then crashed sideways into the jersey barrier. The driver of the semi sustained no major injuries, and he was also wearing a seatbelt.

This incident is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. The identities of the individuals have not been disclosed.

Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation involving a single-vehicle crash that occurred on November 2^nd, just outside of Council, Idaho. The driver, a 72-year-old man, was driving a 2000 Ford pickup truck eastbound on Council Cuprum Road.

At roughly 5:40 p.m. when he reached mile post 16, he veered slightly and left the roadway. He attempted to turn back but overcorrected and the vehicle overturned.

The man was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, but he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The eastbound lanes were blocked for about 6 hours as a result of the crash.

On October 28^th at 2:46 p.m. a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi occurred on US93 north of Hollister at milepost 31, in Twin Falls County.

Two individuals, a 64-year-old man and a 60-year-woman, driving a 2017 Toyota 4runner, were headed northbound on US93 when they veered slightly. Another driver, a 48-year-old male from Albion, driving a 2021 Volvo semi-truck, was headed southbound when the 4runner left its lane and came towards him. The two vehicles collided, sending the semi into the northbound lanes, where it struck another car, a red 2008 Dodge Ram 1500. This vehicle was driven by a 37-year-old man from Gooding who was traveling northbound.

The two individuals driving the Toyota succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Reportedly, they were both wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident. There is no information provided about the other drivers’ conditions at this time. Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate this incident.

Sunday afternoon at 5:42 p.m. on October 27^th, two young men were riding their motorcycles on East County Road in Power County.

The riders, who were traveling eastbound, were both young men from Pocatello. One was a 25-year-old man driving a 2007 Honda motorcycle, and the other, a 26-year-old man driving a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle. They unfortunately collided when they unsuccessfully navigated a curve. The crash caused both to slide into a nearby concrete barrier. During the crash, both drivers were separated from their vehicles. Both the bikes and both individuals came to rest on the right shoulder of the road.

At the time of the accident, both men were wearing helmets. However, the 25-year-old sustained major injuries and passed at the scene. The other individual, the 26-year-old man, sustained minor injuries that did not require him to be transported to a hospital, but were treated by EMS at the scene.

In Rupert, Idaho, on Friday, October 25^th, a 37-year-old man was traveling in a Volvo semi-truck westbound on State Highway 25. At approximately 11:00 a.m., the driver struck a 60-year-old pedestrian.

At the time of the accident, the semi driver was headed westbound on highway 25 near mile marker 52 and pulling two trailers. As he was traveling, a 60-year-old male wandered into the driver’s path. The semi driver swerved to avoid the pedestrian, but the second trailer didn’t clear in time and struck him.

The pedestrian was badly injured and did not survive the incident. The driver was reportedly wearing a seatbelt, and no report on his health has been given at this time. The identities of these two men have not yet been disclosed. This incident is under continued investigation by Idaho Police.

In Jerome, Idaho this weekend on Sunday October 27^th, a major crash involving a semi-truck, and two other vehicles left many injured and the roadway blocked. The crash occurred on I84 at milepost 170.

The semi driver, a 64-year-old man from Oregon, was driving a 2016 Freightliner truck westbound. As he was traveling, one of his tires began to fail, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. It slid towards the median and struck the concrete barriers, pushing them into the shoulder barrier of the eastbound side of the road. The truck then struck two other vehicles also headed westbound before it overturned and landed on its side, blocking the entire road. It then caught fire where it rested, stretched across the roadway.

The other two vehicles involved were a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. The Tahoe was driven by a 27-year-old woman from Bellevue, Idaho. She had several other passengers with her, though the exact number isn’t given. Several of the individuals in this car were injured, and they were transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance.

On US95 at mile post 447 a two-vehicle crash occurred around 6:35 p.m. on October 23. The collision happened in Athol, Idaho, in Kootenai County. The two vehicles involved were a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by a 78-year-old woman from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and a Toyota Avalon, driven by a 37-year-old woman with her passenger, her 13-year-old daughter, both from Cocolalla, Idaho.

At the time of the accident, the driver of the Hyundai was passing mile post 447 headed south. The other driver, the woman in the Toyota, was headed north when the Hyundai driver veered and crossed the center median, causing the cars to collide head-on.

Everyone involved in the crash sustained substantial injuries. The driver of the Hyundai, who had hit the other car, was transported in an ambulance to the nearest hospital. The driver of the Toyota was also transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance, and her 13-year-old daughter was transported to another hospital by life flight. All 3 individuals involved in the crash were wearing seatbelts. Following the accident, the highway was blocked for roughly three hours.

Yesterday, October 22, a two-vehicle crash occurred on US26 north of Iona. The drivers involved were a juvenile male and a 28-year-old male. They were traveling well after dark, and the crash occurred just before midnight.

The juvenile, driving a white Hyundai Sonata, was traveling eastbound on US26. As the juvenile was traveling past mile marker 340, he veered slightly left, crossing the center line and colliding with the 28-year-old male, who was driving a blue Dodge pickup. The pickup was traveling westbound, and the vehicles collided head-on.

Neither driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. Both individuals sustained major injuries that proved to be too great, which resulted in them both passing at the scene. The roadway was blocked for upwards of five hours while emergency personnel cleared the scene. The identities of the men have not yet been released.

East of Bliss at 9:40 p.m. on October 20, a two-vehicle collision occurred on US30, at mile marker 177. The parties involved include a 51-year-old female from Bliss, ID, who was driving a 2022 Audi Q5, and a 34-year-old man from Hagerman, ID driving two children in a 2019 Ford Explorer.

At the time of the accident, the female was driving on US30. She made a left turn to leave the highway and turn onto River Road when she struck the other car. The vehicle struck contained the man and the two children, who were traveling eastbound on US30.

The man driving the Ford was injured and was promptly driven to al local hospital by a private vehicle. One of the two children was critically injured and was transported to a local hospital by air ambulance. No report is given for the condition of the other child and the woman driving the Audi. At the time of the accident, all parties were wearing seatbelts, and the young child was in an appropriate safety restraint. Following this event, both the east and westbound lanes of US30 were blocked for several hours.

On Monday, October 21^st, in Gooding County, a two-vehicle crash occurred on major roadway I84. The crash happened at 2:23 a.m. near Bliss at mile-marker 132.4. The individuals involved in the crash were an 18-year-old male driving a Chevrolet GMT-400 from 1997 in red, and a 32-year-old male driving a 2003 Peterbilt that was hauling a 2021 Wilson trailer.

At the time of the accident, the 18-year-old was on I84 headed westbound when he veered slightly and struck a nearby light pole. The force of the impact was too great, and he was ejected from the vehicle. The pickup then continued to roll through the median, where it came to a stop on the other side of the road in the eastbound lanes, blocking traffic. The other driver, the 32-year-old man who at the time was also headed westbound, came up on the accident and struck the driver who had been ejected and was still on the road.

The boy who had been thrown from the vehicle reportedly did not have a seatbelt at the time of the accident. Due to his major injuries, he passed at the scene. No report is given of the condition of the other driver at this time. Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate this incident.