Crash Near Lava Hot Springs

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 1

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: Friday- June 28, 2019 3:50 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, June 28, 2019, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Idaho State Police was notified of a crash that occurred earlier on US-30 at Benson Rd, west of Lava Hot Springs.

Ashley Lish, 30, of Lava Hot Springs, was driving westbound in a 2006 Jeep Wrangler. Lish failed to negotiate a turn and the vehicle rolled, coming to rest on its wheels. Lish then continued driving.

Lish's passenger, Amanda Peterson, 24, of Grace, was later transported to Caribou Memorial Hospital by private vehicle. It is unknown at this time if seatbelts were worn.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho