Idaho State Police investigates fatality crash near Payette.

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 12/6/2019 – 12:30 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, December 5, 2019 just after 8:00 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, head-on crash on U.S. 95 near milepost 72, just north of Payette.

Susan Griffin, 73, of Payette, was driving northbound on U.S. 95 in a 2013 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. Richard Young, 33, of Council, was driving southbound on U.S. 95 in a 2020 Peterbuilt semi-tractor hauling two trailers full of lumber.

The vehicles collided head-on near milepost 72. Griffin was pronounced deceased at the scene; she was not wearing a seat belt. Young was not injured; he was wearing a seat belt.

The crash remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho