ISP investigates single vehicle fatality crash in Canyon County

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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: 12/25/14 5:10 PM

Please direct questions to the District Office

On December 25th, 2014 at 4:44 a.m. Idaho State Police responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on Ustick Road, just west of Middleton Road, in Canyon County.

Juan Hernandez-Rivas, age 27, of the Boise area, was driving eastbound in a 1998 Acura, with his passenger, Sergio Hernandez, age 39. Hernandez-Rivas lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and struck a utility telephone pole. The vehilce came to rest on its top and the pole came down onto the vehicle.

Hernandez-Rivas was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Sergio Hernandez succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash.

Both subjects were wearing seatbelts. Next of kin has been notified.

This crash remains under further investigation by the Idaho State Police.

DSP Initials SA / SG

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho