Idaho State Police Reported Two Tragic and Fatal Accidents Last Weekend

Over the weekend, the Idaho State Police reported responses to two fatal accidents on Idaho highways. One accident near Coeur d’Alene claimed the life of a young female driver. A juvenile was injured in the other accident north of Mountain Home, and the female driver passed away.

Details from each tragic crash can be found below. Idaho State Police are investigating the accidents.

Juvenile Injured, Adult Driver Killed in Idaho Rollover Accident Near Mountain Home

A fatal accident on October 12th, north of Mountain Home on Interstate 84 at mile marker 80, is being investigated by the Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police believe the 46-year-old female driver from Nampa in a 2000 Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound when she left the roadway around 10:50 PM.

The vehicle rolled and ended up in the eastbound lanes of I-84. Despite wearing safety belts, the driver passed away at the scene of the accident, and a juvenile passenger was taken by air ambulance to a local hospital.

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A second accident reported by Idaho State Police happened earlier that morning, around 2:50, near Coeur d’Alene, southbound on Coeur d’Alene River Road. The crash was a single-vehicle accident.

A 24-year-old female driver from Post Falls was driving a black Kia Sportage and failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The vehicle went off the road and rolled. The young driver was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene of the accident.