Fatality Crash Near Wilder

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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: 9/10/2021 12:57 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, September 10th, at approximately 6:30 AM, Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle fatality crash on US95 at Howe Road, just north of Wilder.

A Ford Focus, driven by a 60 year-old male from Ontario, OR, was travelling southbound on US95 when the vehicle stopped to yield to on coming northbound traffic prior to turning eastbound on Howe Road. A 2007 GMC Yukon, driven by a 24 year-old female from Fruitland, was travelling southbound on US95 when it struck the rear of the Ford Focus, pushing the vehicle into the northbound lane where it was struck by a 2006 International dump truck pulling a flatbed trailer, driven by a 40 year-old male from Boise.

All occupants of the GMC Yukon were transported to a local hospital. The driver of the Ford Focus succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the crash. Next of kin has been notified. The driver of the Ford Focus and the dump truck were wearing their seatbelts. The front seat occupants of the Yukon were not wearing seatbelts.

The roadway was blocked for approximately 3 and a half hours.

This crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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