Saturday, January 24, 2015

Fatal Crash in Middleton

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 1/24/2015 1:46 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office


On Friday, January 23, 2015 at approximately 10:34 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, fatal crash at the roundabout at the intersection of Emmett Road and 9th Street in Middleton. Brian Astle, 20, of Kuna, was northbound on Emmett Road in a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup. As Astle entered the roundabout he lost control of the vehicle, overcorrected, and went off the right shoulder of the road, where the pickup overturned.

Astle was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. Nathan Westberg, 18, of Meridian, and Clatyon Crofts, 18, of Middleton, were passengers in the vehicle. Both Westberg and Crofts were wearing their seatbelts. Neither were transported to the hospital. Astle's next of kin has been notified. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

KB / JH

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