Single Vehicle Fatality Crash in Caldwell

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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: 03/23/16 12:10 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office


On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 6:38 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on Aviation Way and Crown St. in Caldwell.

Jose Rios, 22, of Caldwell, was driving southbound on Aviation Way from Franklin Rd. in Caldwell in a 2006 Dodge Charger when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went off the right shoulder and overturned several times. Rios was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. Rios succumbed to his injuries on scene. The passenger, Ricky Gonzalez, 22, also of Caldwell, was wearing a seatbelt. Ricky received non-life threatening injuries and was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Hospital in Nampa.

Blockage was not an issue and next of kin has been notified. This crash is currently under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


NG /KL

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