Fatal Motorcycle Crash in 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: 08/16/2023 7:17 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office:

Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred at 11:37 a.m., on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at the intersection of Cleveland Boulevard and South 5th Avenue, in Canyon County.

A 62-year-old male, of Nampa, ID, was travelling eastbound on Caldwell Boulevard on a Honda VTX1800 motorcycle. A 35-year-old male, of Ontario, OR, and his 28-year-old female passenger, of Caldwell, ID, were travelling northbound on South 5th Avenue, in a 2010 Toyota Tacoma.

The driver of the Toyota stopped at the stop sign on South 5th Avenue. Then he failed to yield to through traffic on Cleveland Boulevard and the vehicles collided.

The driver of the Honda succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. He was not wearing a helmet.

The driver and passenger of the Toyota were not transported and were wearing seatbelts.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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