Twin Falls Woman Dies in Crash Near Heyburn

HEYBURN, Idaho (KLIX) – A Twin Falls woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on Interstate 84 near Heyburn.

According to Idaho State Police, officers were called to the scene a little before 8:30 a.m. near exit 211.

La Rue Mitchell, 72, of Twin Falls was driving a 2007 Dodge pickup westbound when the vehicle slid sideways and was struck by a 2012 Volvo semi-tractor trailer driven by Yuriy Novruk, 42, of Vancouver, Wash.

Mitchell succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Both drivers were wearing seat belts, according to ISP, and next of kin have been notified.