Idaho Law Blog

On November 19^th in Idaho Falls, Idaho, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Yellowstone Highway and Iona Road at roughly 2:15 p.m. The parties involved include a 66-year-old male and a 65-year-old female from Aberdeen traveling in a 2022 Buick Enclave, and a 26-year-old female from Idaho Falls driving a 2016 Honda CR-V.

At the time of the accident, the 26-year-old woman was traveling west on Yellowstone Highway when the individuals from Aberdeen failed to yield to her. They were traveling eastbound on Iona Road and when they came to the intersection, failed to yield, and struck the other woman’s vehicle.

The driver of the Honda CR-V was not wearing a seat belt and was transported to a local hospital in an ambulance. Both the driver and the passenger in the Enclave were wearing seatbelts, and the 65-year-old woman was also transported to the hospital.

On Saturday, November 16^th, a 53-year-old man got into an accident involving only his vehicle just outside of Swan Valley. The crash occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Highway 26 around milepost 368.

At the time of the crash, the 53-year-old man, from Victor Idaho, was traveling eastbound in a 2003 GMC pickup. When he reached mile marker 368, veered off the left shoulder. He left the roadway and collided with an embankment, where he was thrown from the vehicle.

He was badly injured and passed at the scene. Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate this incident.

Idaho State Police are continuing their investigation and cleanup of an accident involving a semi and another car that occurred on November 14^th, at 11:31 a.m. The crash involved a 2013 Mazda CX-5, driven by a 21-year-old man from Carlsbad, California, and a semi driven by a 37-year-old man from Senora, Mexico.

At the time of the accident, the 21-year-old driving the Mazda, was traveling eastbound on I-84 near Declo, Idaho. The driver took exit 216 and turned south onto SH77, where he failed to yield to the oncoming semi. The driver of the semi was traveling southbound on SH77, when he attempted to swerve to avoid the car. He promptly lost control of the vehicle and went over the side of the overpass, crashing into the median below.

The driver of the semi was severely injured and was life flighted to a nearby hospital. The driver of the Mazda was not injured.

Monday November 11^th, in Caldwell, Idaho, a single vehicle crash occurred on Homedale Road at approximately 4:13 p.m.

The driver, a 43-year-old woman residing in Caldwell, was traveling westbound in her 2006 Honda Accord. As she traveled down Homedale Road, she reached the intersection of Compass Way, when she began to drift off the road. She slid off the right shoulder and was unable to avoid a tree.

The resulting crash left the woman badly wounded, and she succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Reportedly, she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

On Friday, November 8^th, an accident in Donnley Idaho occurred involving an ATV. The accident took place on Buckskin Road, at the intersection of Moore Road, in Valley County, at roughly 10:50 p.m.

The driver of the ATV, a 48-year-old man, was traveling westbound down Buckskin Road with his snowplow attached to the front, when he met an unexpected obstacle. He collided with the unknown object in the road, and the resulting force threw him from the vehicle. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance.

This incident is under continued investigation by the Idaho State Police. No other report of the man’s condition has been given at this time.

This Tuesday, November 5^th, in Mountain Home Idaho, a vehicle and pedestrian crash occurred at 6:25 p.m. on American Legion Boulevard. They were at N 14th St. E, in Elmore County.

An 86-year-old woman was traveling eastbound on American Legion Boulevard when she came up to a cross walk. She was driving a grey 2015 Subaru Forester from Grand View. The other woman, a 75-year-old from Mountain Home, was heading across the cross walk when the driver of the Subaru failed to stop and struck her. The woman hit sustained major injuries and was transported to a local hospital by air ambulance, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The 86-year-old who was driving sustained no injuries.

As a result of the crash, the roadway was blocked for just over three hours. Idaho State Police are continuing to investigate this accident.

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.