UPDATE: Fatality Crash in Canyon County

IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 846-7550

For Immediate Release: 02/05/2021 11:25 a.m

Please direct questions to the District or the ISP Public Affairs Office isppio@isp.idaho.gov

Update:

Troopers with the Idaho State Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal crash that occurred early in the morning on New Year's Day, January 1, 2021.

Arrested: Kaleb D. Torres, 25, Nyssa, OR

Charged: Vehicular Manslaughter (F), Aggravated DUI (F)

Troopers arrested Torres yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. He was booked into the Canyon County Jail on the above charges.

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 846-7550

For Immediate Release: 01/01/2021 7:21 a.m

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, January 1, 2021, at 02:27 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash westbound Interstate 84 near milepost 32, in Caldwell, Idaho.

A 2001 Toyota Sequoia being driven by a Kaleb Torres, 24, of Caldwell, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of the interstate. The Sequoia struck a 2005 Ford Focus being driven by Nicholas White, 19, of New Plymouth. The Focus had three passengers: Reed Thulander, 19, of Cambridge, Kenzie White, 21, of New Plymouth, and Wyatt Currey, 20, of Brogan, Oregon.

Thulander succumbed to his injuries on scene. Currey was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Torres was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Nampa. Torres was wearing a seatbelt.

Westbound traffic on Interstate 84 was blocked for approximately three and a half hours. This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho