MERIDIAN, ID – Idaho State Police are investigating a three-vehicle fatality crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon on a rural highway in southeast Idaho.
According to police, at 1:21 p.m. on Wednesday, a 2017 Kenworth driven by a 39-year-old male with a 49-year-old female passenger, both from Port Orchard, Washington, was stopped eastbound on US30 at milepost 421.8 waiting for a crash to be cleared. A 2018 Lincoln MKC, driven by a 85-year-old female with a 85-year-old male passenger both from Georgetown, Idaho, was stopped behind the Kenworth when a white 2019 Freightliner, driven by a 42-year-old male from Las Vegas, Nevada, failed to yield for the stopped vehicles. The Freightliner collided with the Lincoln, pushing the vehicle into the left shoulder. It then collided into the Kenworth’s trailer where it came to a rest.
The driver and passenger of the Lincoln were transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital. The passenger of the Lincoln succumbed to their injuries.
The roadway was closed for approximately 10 hours.
ISP was assisted by Idaho Transportation Department, Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Bear Lake Fire Department, Caribou County Sheriff’s Office, and Soda Springs Medical. The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
