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On Tuesday, August 19^th, two vehicles collided on Highway 12, in Nez Perce County. The accident involved a black Subaru Forester, and a grey 2024 Ford Bronco. The vehicles were approaching mile post 17 when they collided, at approximately 4:11 p.m.

At the time of the accident, the driver of the Ford, a 55-year-old woman from Lewiston, was traveling westbound. As she traveled, she began to approach the Subaru. The driver of the Subaru, an 80-year-old man with an 80-year-old female passenger, was traveling eastbound when, for unknown reasons, he crossed over the center line. The Subaru struck the Ford head on, sending the Ford onto its side and off the road, before the vehicle caught fire. The Subaru skidded off the road as well, coming to rest in a ditch on the east side.

The male driver of the Subaru sustained life threatening injuries, and passed away at the scene. His female passenger also sustained critical injuries, and she was urgently transported to a local hospital. The driver of the Ford was removed from the vehicle due to the threat of the vehicle fire, before she was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment for her severe injuries.

Idaho State Police are conducting a continued investigation into the two- vehicle collision that took place on August 14^th, 2025. The accident occurred on Interstate 90, at milepost 5, just after 2:30 a.m. Two vehicles were involved, including a maroon Dodge Caravan, and a semi-truck.

At the time of the accident, the 62-year-old male driver of the Dodge was traveling east in the westbound lanes. He began to crest the Spokane Street overpass, where he met the second driver. The 55-year-old male driver of the semi, from Pennsylvania, was traveling westbound when he reached the top of the overpass and saw the oncoming Dodge. He swerved to avoid the vehicle, but was unable to avoid the collision. The Dodge struck the trailer holding fuel tanks, and one burst, spilling fuel onto the roadway. The semi turned to the side and came to rest blocking both the east and westbound lanes, before catching fire. The Dodge came to rest roughly 50 yards away.

The driver of the Dodge received considerable injuries, and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance following the accident. Emergency personnel tended to the minor injuries of the semi driver, as well as his wife and adult son, who were traveling with him.

Kootenai County- Idaho State Police are further investigating a two- vehicle collision that took place on August 10^th, 2025, at 2:45 p.m. The accident occurred south of Spirit Lake on Highway 41, just past mile 18.

The first of the vehicles, a silver Ford F250, was traveling northbound when the driver, a 21-year-old man from Priest River, veered across the center line and into the oncoming traffic. He collided head on with the second vehicle, a black Ford F350 pulling a trailer. The driver, a 62-year-old man from Florida, was traveling southbound when the front of his vehicle was struck, sending both vehicles to the side where they came to rest.

The 21-year-old male sustained severe injuries following this collision, and he passed away before emergency personnel arrived at the scene. Reports include that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The second driver, the 62-year-ols man, also sustained considerable injuries, and following the accident, he was transported to a local hospital where he received treatment.

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle collision that occurred in Blackfoot, Idaho, on August 8^th. The crash took place at approximately 5:00 a.m., at mile 89 on Interstate 15.

The first vehicle, a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country van, was traveling southbound. The driver, an 80-year-old man from Brocket, Alberta, Canada, also had with him an 81-year-old female passenger. As they traveled, they were struck in the rear by the second vehicle, a 2015 Buick Verano, driven by a 21-year-old man form Idaho Falls.

Following the collision, both the driver and passenger of the Chrysler were transported to a local hospital after sustaining severe injuries. The 81-year-old female passenger latter succumbed to her injuries.

On August 6^th, two vehicles traveling on Interstate 86 collided, resulting in a fatality. The accident took place at mile 40, at approximately 8:55 p.m.

At the time of the accident, a 30-year-old woman from Santa Maria, driving a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, was traveling westbound. A second vehicle, a 2014 Honda Civic driven by an 81-year-old man from Bend, Oregon, was traveling eastbound, when he veered over the center line and into oncoming westbound traffic, colliding head on with the Volkswagen.

The driver of the Honda sustained critical injuries, and passed away at the scene. The driver of the Volkswagen also sustained injuries, and was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment.

On Tuesday, July 29^th, two vehicles collided in Caldwell at the intersection of Clevland Blvd and Happy Day Blvd. The accident occurred at 4:34 p.m., and blocked the intersection for upwards of two hours.

The first driver, a 26-year-old woman from Nampa driving a 2008 Hyundai Elantra, was traveling southbound on Happy Day Blvd. She entered the intersection attempting to make a left turn, where she was hit by the second vehicle, a 2006 Saturn Vue. The driver of the Vue, a 65-year-old woman, had failed to stop for a red light, and entered the intersection out of turn.

The driver of the Saturn sustained substantial injuries, and she was transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance. She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision. The driver of the Elantra did not sustain any notable injuries, and she was wearing a seat belt.

Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation of a two-vehicle accident that occurred early on Tuesday morning, at 5:05 a.m., in Hayden, Idaho. The collision took place at the intersection of US 95 and Hayden Ave.

The logging truck, a 2022 Peterbilt driven by a 78-year-old man from Deary, was approaching the intersection as it traveled north on US 95, when the driver failed to stop for a red light. The driver entered the intersection, and struck a 2015 Ram 1500 pickup, before coming to rest on the left shoulder of the highway. The driver of the pickup, a 64-year-old man from Hayden, was traveling westbound through the intersection, and had the right of way. The collision pushed the truck onto the right shoulder of the road, where the vehicle came to rest.

Following the accident, the driver of the truck was transported to a hospital by ground ambulance to have his injuries checked and treated. The driver of the log truck was not injured.

On July 27^th in Twin Falls County, a single vehicle left the roadway and crashed, injuring both the driver and passenger. The accident took place near the intersection of 3700 North, and 2000 East.

At approximately 3:30 p.m., as the silver 2000 Mercedes-Benz E340 approached the intersection, the driver lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway. The vehicle rolled multiple times, and the driver was ejected from the vehicle.

Following the accident, emergency life saving procedures were performed on the 19-year-old female driver. She was then transported to a hospital via ground ambulance, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The 19-year-old male passenger also sustained injuries; however, they were less severe. He was taken to a hospital as well by a private vehicle. Neither of these individuals wore seatbelts at the time of the accident.

On July 27^th, at approximately 11:41 a.m., a motorcycle traveling on State Highway 3 failed to navigate a curve, and collided with another vehicle.

At the time of the accident, the driver of the motorcycle, a 30-year-old man from Spokane, was traveling southbound on US 3. He was traveling on a black 2025 Kawaski ZX400. As he approached mile post 92, he failed to negotiate a curve and crossed into the oncoming northbound lane. He collided head on with the second vehicle, a 2016 Toyota Rav 4, driven by a 20-year-old man from Missoula.

The driver of the motorcycle sustained critical injuries. Emergency personnel performed life saving procedures before he was taken to a hospital in Kootenai via life flight. Later, he succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. No report is given on the condition of the driver of the Toyota.

Traffic on US 20 came to a stop after a two-vehicle collision on Thursday, July 24^th, in Idaho Falls. The accident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. at mile marker 308.

At the time of the accident, traffic headed westbound had slowed significantly. A 2015 Ford Transit Van was at the end of the line, when a 2005 Pontiac Bonneville came upon the traffic and failed to stop. The Pontiac struck the back of the Ford, injuring both drivers.

The driver of the Van, a 35-year-old woman from Tetonia, sustained minor injuries but was not taken to a hospital. The 57-year-old driver of the Pontiac was transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance after sustaining serious injuries. Westbound traffic remained at a standstill for another hour and a half following this collision.