Fatal Crash on US93 north of Salmon

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Idaho State Police

District 6 1540 Foote Dr.

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828

(208) 528-3400 FAX: (208) 528-3485

For Immediate Release: 10/7/21 1:59 A.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

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On October 6, 2021, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle fatal crash on northbound US93 at milepost 319.5, north of Salmon.

A 30-year-old male driver from Charlotte, North Carolina was travelling northbound on US93 in a 2022 box truck. He failed to negotiate a turn and went off the right side of the road. He steered back on the roadway but overcorrected. The vehicle traveling back off the right side of the roadway, ran into the hillside, and overturned.

He was not wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries on scene.

Next of kin has been notified.

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Posted in District 6 - Eastern Idaho