Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a three vehicle collision that occurred on April 14th. The crash took place on US 95 near milepost 495, just before noon. A blue Honda Odyssey van, a blue Chevrolet GMT-400 pickup, and a Honda Ridgeline were all involved.
At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, the Honda Odyssey driven by a 33-year-old man from Spokane, Washington, was traveling southbound. As he traveled, he failed to slow in time to avoid the vehicle in front of him, the Chevrolet, driven by a 50-year-old man from Naples with a juvenile passenger. After being rear ended, the Chevy was forced into the northbound traffic, colliding with the Honda Ridgeline, driven by a 79-year-old man with a 72-year-old female passenger, both from Coeur d’Alene. Following the collision, both the Ridgeline and the Chevy caught fire.
The 50-year-old driver of the Chevy was fatally wounded and passed away at the scene. The juvenile passenger was transported via life flight to a large hospital. The female passenger of the Ridgeline was transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance. No report is given regarding the other individuals involved.