Double Fatality in Jerome County

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000

Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 08/26/23 08:03

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at approximately 2:16 AM, on Golf Course Road, east of Blue Lakes Grade, in Jerome County.

A 2005 Subaru Impreza driven by a 24-year-old male from Buhl, Idaho was westbound on Golf Course Road at a high rate of speed. He lost control of the vehicle, which rolled several times.

He was transported to a local hospital by air ambulance. He was not wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries. His passenger, a 23-year old male from Jerome, Idaho, was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Golf Course Road was closed for approximately four hours.

The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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