Fatality crash WB SH6 MP3 near Potlatch

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 2 Patrol 2700 North and South Highway Lewiston, ID 83501-1732

(208) 750-9300

Fax (208) 750-9385

For Immediate Release: 05/08/2023 04:30 AM

Please direct questions to the District Office

On May 7, 2023, at approximately 11:51 PM, Idaho State Police responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on westbound SH 6 near milepost 3. The green Jeep Wrangler was traveling westbound on SH 6 when failed to maintain its lane while negotiating a curve exiting the roadway. The Jeep then went into a broad slide causing the vehicle to roll multiple times. The single occupant of the vehicle was ejected. The 57-year-old male driver from Onaway, ID was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash. Evidence suggests the driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

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Posted in District 2 - Central Idaho