Sunday, September 25, 2016

UPDATE: Crash with blockage on US30 near Bliss

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 9/25/2016 3:48 pm
Please direct questions to the District Office

-- Final Update --

On September 25, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash, westbound on US Highway 30 at milepost 174, south of Bliss. The driver, a minor, was driving a 1985 Chevrolet Silverado pickup pulling a utility trailer. Tread came off the left rear tire and the driver lost control of the vehicles. The vehicles rolled, coming to rest off the roadway. Both driver and passenger, also a minor, were ejected from the vehicle.

The driver succumbed to injuries at the crash scene. The passenger was transported by ground ambulance to North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding. The driver and passenger were not wearing seatbelts. The westbound lane was blocked for approximately five hours. Next of kin notifications have been made.

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Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle crash on US Highway 30 near milepost 174 in Gooding County, near Bliss. The westbound lane is blocked.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

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