Fatal Crash US30 West of Burley

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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: 02/25/2023 12:44 A.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal vehicle collision that occurred at 7:06 P.M., westbound US30 at mile post 255.5 in Cassia County.

A juvenile driving a Pontiac G6 was travelling eastbound on US30. A 46-year-old male of Burley was driving a Chrysler 200 westbound on US30. A 46-year-old female of Heyburn was driving a Subaru Impreza eastbound on US30.

The Pontiac, with no headlights on, crossed over into the westbound lanes, colliding head-on with the Chrysler. The Pontiac then struck the Subaru Impreza. The driver of the Chrysler succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The juvenile was transported to a local hospital via air ambulance.

The driver of the Pontiac and Chrysler were not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the Subaru was wearing a seatbelt.

The lanes of US30 were blocked for approximately two hours and twenty-six minutes while crews worked to clear the scene.

The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho