Fatal crash on SH-77 spur, near Elba in Cassia 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: 2/2/2015 2:28 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at approximately 9:24 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, fatal crash on the SH-77 spur at milepost 10, 3 miles south of Elba. Lucas Ward, 33, of Malta, was southbound on the SH-77 spur in a 1977 Ford pickup. The vehicle went off the right shoulder and Ward overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll. The vehicle came to rest on the right shoulder.

Ward succumbed to his injuries while being transported to the hospital. His next of kin has been notified. Ward was not wearing his seatbelt. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

KB/HG

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho