Monday, June 5, 2023

Fatal Crash in Jerome

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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: 06/05/23 6:15 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police are investigating a vehicle versus pedestrian collision that occurred at 1:56 p.m., June 5, 2023, in the 600 Block of North Fillmore Street, in Jerome City.

A 72-year-old female of Jerome was driving a 2019 Jeep Cherokee southbound on North Fillmore Street. A juvenile ran into the roadway and collided with the Jeep near North Fillmore Street and 6th Ave East. The juvenile was transported by private vehicle to a local hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

The driver of the Jeep was wearing a seatbelt. The northbound and southbound lanes of North Fillmore Street were blocked for approximately three and a half hours.

The crash in under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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