Crash Near Weiser Claims One

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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: 08/09/2021 10:55 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Monday, August 9, 2021, at 5:13 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash at the intersection of River Dock Road and US95, near Weiser.

David L. Vink, 69, of Middleton, was driving eastbound on River Dock Road in a 2006 Lincoln Town Car. Vink failed to yield to an oncoming northbound train which struck the vehicle. Upon impact, the vehicle traveled off the tracks, struck a power pole, and caught fire fully becoming fully engulfed in flames.

Vink succumbed from his injures at scene. Next of kin has been notified.

This crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho