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On August 26, 2026, at about 1516 hours, Idaho State Police responded to a two-vehicle injury crash on SH 53 at Prairie Avenue.  The crash involved a gold Chevrolet Tahoe that was eastbound on SH 53  and a silver pickup pulling a trailer that turned eastbound from SH 53 onto Prairie Avenue.  The trailer was […]

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On August 23, 2026, at approximately 1319 hours, Idaho State Police and Bonner County Sheriff’s Office responded to an injury collision which occurred in the area of Milepost 467, on US 95. Idaho State Police handled the investigation and Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted. It was determined a Toyota FJ Cruiser, driven by a 62-year-old […]

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The Idaho State Police are investigating a two vehicle fatal crash that occurred August 19th, 2026 at approximately 2:38 p.m. on US Highway 95 near milepost 395 in Benewah County, Idaho. A 25-year-old female of Plummer, ID, was travelling southbound on US95 in a red 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee and turned left on Seltice Avenue. […]

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On Saturday, August 15, 2026, at approximately 5:00 p.m., a red 1999 Dodge Dakota being driven by a 19-year-old male from Viola, Idaho, was traveling southbound on US 95 near milepost 353 when it crossed the double yellow lines, entered the northbound lane, and sideswiped a blue 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 hauling a utility trailer […]

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***UPDATE*** All lanes of travel are open at this time. Idaho State Police are on scene of a blocking crash on US95 at milepost 353, near Viola. The crash is blocking all north and southbound lanes of travel. Latah County Sheriff’s Office is on scene assisting. Officers are working on diverting traffic onto SH66 and […]

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Idaho State Police are on scene of a blocking crash on US95 at milepost 353, near Viola. The crash is blocking all north and southbound lanes of travel. Latah County Sheriff’s Office is on scene assisting. Officers are working on diverting traffic onto SH66 and into Viola. There is no expected time frame at this […]

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Idaho State Police is investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred at 11:08 AM at US 12 milepost 15 at the SH 3 junction in Nez Perce County. A loaded Western Star log truck driven by a 53-year-old male from Pierce, Idaho, was westbound on US12 when an Eastbound white Ford Focus driven by a […]

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On August 07, 2026, the Idaho State Police investigated a fatal motorcycle accident which occurred on US Highway 12 near mile post 161 near Powell, Idaho. The accident is believed to have occurred on July 30th at an unknown time. The 43 year old rider of the motorcycle from Seattle, Washington, had been reported missing […]

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The Idaho State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash which occurred on August 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM on US95 near milepost 198 in Idaho County, Idaho. A 74-year-old male from Riggins, Idaho, was traveling northbound on US95 in a silver 2016 Hyundai Tucson when he went left of center, off the left shoulder […]

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Viola, Idaho – The Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash which occurred August 7th, 2026, at approximately 7:54 PM on US Highway 95 near milepost 353 in Latah County, Idaho. A 36-year-old male from Moscow, Idaho, was driving a silver 2007 Kia Rio northbound on US Highway 95 when the vehicle crossed […]

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