UPDATE: Fatality Crash in Canyon County
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 846-7550
For Immediate Release: 02/05/2021 11:25 a.m
Please direct questions to the District or the ISP Public Affairs Office isppio@isp.idaho.gov
Update:
Troopers with the Idaho State Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal crash that occurred early in the morning on New Year's Day, January 1, 2021.
Arrested: Kaleb D. Torres, 25, Nyssa, OR
Charged: Vehicular Manslaughter (F), Aggravated DUI (F)
Troopers arrested Torres yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. He was booked into the Canyon County Jail on the above charges.
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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 846-7550
For Immediate Release: 01/01/2021 7:21 a.m
Please direct questions to the District Office
On Friday, January 1, 2021, at 02:27 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash westbound Interstate 84 near milepost 32, in Caldwell, Idaho.
A 2001 Toyota Sequoia being driven by a Kaleb Torres, 24, of Caldwell, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of the interstate. The Sequoia struck a 2005 Ford Focus being driven by Nicholas White, 19, of New Plymouth. The Focus had three passengers: Reed Thulander, 19, of Cambridge, Kenzie White, 21, of New Plymouth, and Wyatt Currey, 20, of Brogan, Oregon.
Thulander succumbed to his injuries on scene. Currey was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Torres was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Nampa. Torres was wearing a seatbelt.
Westbound traffic on Interstate 84 was blocked for approximately three and a half hours. This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho
Please direct questions to:
District 3
Southwestern Idaho
700 S. Stratford Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: (208) 846-7550
Fax: (208) 846-7520
Serving Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington Counties.