Young Driver Killed In Fatal Crash In Canyon County

A tragic accident on Thursday evening took the life of a teen in Southern Idaho.

The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and there were no other injuries reported.

Fatal Car Crash Kills Teen in Southern Idaho

Idaho State Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened Thursday, August 21st a few minute before midnight. The accident was a single-vehicle crash in Canyon County near Caldwell on Ustick Road and Angelina Court. The police report states:

A BMW 650, driven by an 18-year-old male, from Homedale, Idaho, was traveling westbound on Ustick Road when he drove off the road and came to rest in a yard off Ustick Road and Angelina Court.

The driver succumbed to his injures at the scene. He was not wearing a seat-belt.

The accident will be investigated by ISP who were assisted at the scene of the crash by Canyon County Paramedics, the Caldwell Fire Department, and the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office.

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ISP were also on the scene of a serious injury accident in Bonneville County on Wednesday, August 20th. Around 8:20 PM they responded to an accident between a motorcycle and a car:

At 8:21 p.m. Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers responded to a collision involving a black Honda motorcycle driven by a 48-year-old-male with a 40-year-old-female passenger both from Idaho Falls and a white Ford Taurus driven by a juvenile with a 19-year-old-female passenger both from Idaho Falls.

Both occupants of the motorcycle were transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital. Both occupants of the Ford Taurus were wearing seat belts and not transported.

The crash blocked traffic in the area for nearly 4 hours and is under investigation by ISP. Authorities are looking for witnesses to the crash. If you have information to share, you can contact ISP at 208-528-3408.