Fatality Crash in Gooding County, South of Hagerman

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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: 05/22/2019 5:35 PM

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at approximately 7:11 AM, Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, fatality crash in Gooding County, south of Hagerman.

At approximately 2:00 AM, Jacob Johnson, 25, of Twin Falls, was traveling in a 2007 GMC Sierra with one passenger. Johnson was traveling westbound on 1200 E at approximately Quail Run Lane when he failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road. The vehicle struck a tree, jumped over a canal, and came to rest on private property on Quail Run Lane.

Neither of the occupants were wearing their seatbelt. The passenger succumbed to their injuries at the scene; their name will not be released until next of kin has been notified. Johnson was transported to North Canyon Medical in Gooding by ground ambulance, and then later transported to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise by air ambulance. Alcohol was involved.

Idaho State Police was assisted by Gooding County Sheriff's Office and the Gooding County Coroner.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho