Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Fatal Crash Westbound I84 Near 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: 01/03/2018 04:41 am
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 1:06 am, Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash westbound on I84 at mile marker 29, near Caldwell.

Ilija Matunovic, 20, of Moab, Utah, was driving eastbound on I84 in a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. Matunovic drove through the median where the vehicle rolled and came to rest in the westbound lanes.

Matunovic and a passenger, Daniel S. Vijil, 42, of Blanding, UT, were both transported to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. They were both wearing their seatbelts. A rear passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and succumbed to injuries at scene. Next of kin has not been notified.

Both westbound lanes of I84 were blocked for approximately three and half hours.

This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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