Injury Crash on SH51 South of Bruneau in Owyhee County

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

For Immediate Release: 10/3/2020 at 1:22 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 9:41 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle crash northbound on State Highway 51 at milepost 36, south of Bruneau, in Owyhee County.

Aaron Gandolfo, 33, of Elko, NV, was driving northbound on State Highway 51 in a 1996 Ford Bronco. Gandolfo drove over the center line onto the left shoulder and started hitting rocks. The Bronco then rolled onto its top and came to rest on its top on the southbound shoulder of State Highway 51.

Gandolfo and his passenger, Samantha Gandolfo, 25, of Elko, NV, were not wearing seatbelts. The southbound lane of State Highway 51 was blocked for approximately 3 hours. The northbound lane was blocked periodically during that time.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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