Fatal Crash on SH167 Near Mountain Home

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

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

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 05/14/23 11:36 PM

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday, May 14, 2023, at 9:57 AM, on State Highway 167 near milepost 9, just south of Simco Road in Elmore County.

A 57-year-old male, from Mountain Home, was driving a Peterbilt semi pulling a single trailer southbound on SH167. A 34-year-old male, from Boise, was driving a Toyota Tundra northbound on SH167. The Tundra crossed the center line and struck the semi head-on.

The driver of the pickup and his passengers, a 33-year-old female and a juvenile, from Boise, succumbed to their injuries at the scene.

State Highway 167 was blocked for approximately five and a half hours.

The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho