Fatality Crash near Arimo

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: Saturday- December 9, 2017 3:10 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Saturday, December 9, 2017, at approximately 11:50 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, fatality crash on Old US-91, just south of Arkansas Rd., near Arimo.

Dianne Christiansen, 73, of Downey, was driving northbound in a 2008 Ford pickup. Christiansen drove off the right shoulder where she overcorrected. The pickup then crossed both lanes, went off the left shoulder and struck the embankment.

Christiansen was not wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Next of kin has been notified.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho