Idaho Law Blog

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a crash involving two vehicles that took place on February 18^th, on US Highway 20-26, at the intersection of Franklin Road. The accident happened at approximately 9:53 p.m. in Canyon County.

At the time of the accident, the first vehicle, a Kia Sportage driven by a 37-year-old man from Meridian, was travelling northbound on Franklin Rd. He failed to stop at a stop sign, and collided with the oncoming traffic, which included the second vehicle, a Ford F150. This vehicle was driven by a 21-year-old woman from Templeton, California, and was traveling westbound on US 20-26.

The driver of the Kia sustained major injuries from the impact and passed at the scene. Reports indicate that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The driver of the Ford was taken to a local hospital via ground ambulance following the accident, and she was wearing a seatbelt.

On Thursday, February 20^th, two vehicles collided at milepost 31 on US95. The crash occurred at 6:59 a.m., and involved a 2013 Kenworth Semi with an enclosed trailer, and a 2001 Ford Explorer.

The semi, driven by a 23-year-old man from Mexico, was headed northbound. As he traveled down US95, he veered and crossed the center line, where he collided with the oncoming southbound traffic. The southbound traffic included the Ford Explorer, driven by a 65-year-old man from Parma, Idaho.

The semi struck the Ford head on, and the driver of the Ford passed immediately from the impact. The driver of the semi only sustained minor injuries, and both individuals wore seatbelts at the time of the accident.

Minor injuries and one fatality occurred as a result of the crash that occurred on February 10^th, in Ada County. The crash took place on westbound I84 at 2:29 a.m., and involved three vehicles.

The first vehicle, a Kia Rio driven by a 23-year-old man from Meridian, was traveling westbound on I84. As it traveled, it came upon a Subaru Impreza. The Kia rear ended the Subaru, and both vehicles came to rest on the roadway. The Subaru was driven by a 32-year-old man from Caldwell, and was also traveling westbound. Following the collision, the driver of the Kia exited his vehicle which was in the lanes of travel, when he was struck by another oncoming vehicle, a Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a 25-year-old woman from Caldwell. She was also traveling westbound at the time.

The 23-yeaar-old driver of the Kia passed immediately from the impact. The other two drivers only sustained minor injuries and neither of them were transported to a hospital.

On Sunday, February 9^th, multiple vehicles collided at the intersection of South US 95 and SW 1^st Ave, causing substantial damage and multiple injuries. The accident occurred at 6:19 p.m. and involved three vehicles: a Kia Forte, a Chevrolet Silverado, and a Subaru Legacy.

The first vehicle, a Kia Forte driven by 29-year-old man with a 29-year-old female passenger and two juvenile passengers, was traveling northbound on US 95. As they traveled, they were struck by the second vehicle, the Chevrolet driven by 39-year-old man, who was traveling south on US 95 and attempting to turn east onto SW 1^st. The Chevy then went on to strike the third vehicle, the Subaru driven by a 24-year-old man, who was stopped on SW 1^st.

The driver of the Kia and one of the juvenile passengers were taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance. The female passenger and the other juvenile sustained more severe injuries and were taken to a further hospital by air ambulance. The drivers of the Chevy and Subaru did not sustain substantial injuries and remained at the scene of the accident.

Two individuals were sent to the hospital after a motor collision on Sunday, February 9^th. The crash occurred on Interstate 84 in Ada County, at approximately 9:39 p.m. The incident involved two vehicles, a BMW 325 and a Volkswagen Passat.

At the time of the accident, the driver of the BMW, a 28-year-old woman from Caldwell, was traveling eastbound on I84. As she reached milepost 3, she collided with the Volkswagen, driven by a 21-year-old man with a 20-year-old female passenger, causing it to crash into the median barrier.

The two individuals in the Volkswagen sustained substantial injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The driver of the BMW sustained minor injuries and remained at the scene.

On February 9^th, 2025, a single vehicle went off the road in Jerome, Idaho. The crash took place at approximately 8:24 p.m. on Highway 25. The driver, a 24-year-old man from Jerome, was traveling in a 2017 Ford Fusion.

At the time of the accident, the driver of the Ford was traveling westbound down HW 25. As he came upon a curve at milepost 14, he veered off the road before striking an embankment, where he then overturned and rolled. The vehicle came to rest in a nearby shop where it caught fire.

The driver sustained severe injuries and was taken to a hospital by life flight. Reports include that he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

Idaho State Police is continuing to investigate a single vehicle crash involving three juveniles. The crash took place on February 9^th at approximately 10:37 a.m., on State Highway 37. The vehicle with its occupants was passing milepost 44 outside of Rockland when it went off the road.

The driver and the two passengers were traveling north in a blue 2006 Pontiac G6, when the vehicle began to go off the left shoulder. The driver panicked and overcorrected the turn, which sent the vehicle across the road off to the right shoulder. The vehicle left the roadway and came to rest in an embankment.

Two of the three juveniles sustained critical injuries, and they were taken to a major hospital by life flight. The third passenger only sustained minor injuries, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

On February 6^th, two vehicles collided head on as they traveled opposite directions on US highway 30, near the intersection of 4750 E. The accident took place at approximately 8:44 a.m., in Twin Falls County.

The first vehicle, driven by a 74-year-old man from Murtaugh, was a 2018 Chevy Traverse traveling westbound. He had a 50-year-old female passenger with him, who was also from Murtaugh. As they traveled, they came in contact with the second vehicle, a 2015 Chevy Malibu driven by an 18-year-old man from Burley. He veered over the center line as he traveled eastbound, colliding head on with the Traverse, causing significant damage to both vehicles and injuring all parties.

The driver of the Malibu sustained major injuries and passed away at the scene of the accident. Both the driver and passenger of the Traverse were taken to a local hospital by air ambulance to receive treatment. Later in the hospital, the female passenger succumbed to her injuries. Both individuals in the Traverse were reportedly wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident, but the driver of the Malibu was not.

Idaho State Police is continuing to investigate a single vehicle crash that took the life of a 24-year-old man from Mexico. The crash occurred on February 7^th, outside of Melba on Melba Road, at approximately 3:56 p.m.

The 24-year-old man, driving a Maroon 1993 Nissan Altima, was traveling eastbound on Melba Rd. As he traveled, he began to leave the roadway before overcorrecting, which caused the vehicle to roll. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest off the right shoulder of the roadway. He unfortunately was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, and the crash resulted in his passing.

We send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of this man.

Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate a crash that took place west of Pocatello at the intersection of E County Road and Michaud Creek Road. The crash occurred on February 3^rd, at about 5:31 p.m.

The first vehicle involved, a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse driven by a 59-year-old man from Pocatello, was travelling west on E County Road. He attempted to turn south onto Michaud Creek Road, but failed to yield to oncoming eastbound traffic. He collided with the second vehicle, a 2003 Suzuki VS800 motorcycle driven by a 41-year-old man from Pocatello, with a 43-year-old female passenger. The Chevrolet hit the motorcycle, causing both individuals to sustain injuries.

Both the driver and passenger of the Suzuki were transported to a local hospital to have their injuries assessed and treated. They were both wearing helmets at the time, which saved them from worse injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet did not sustain major injuries and was not taken to a hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time.