Tuesday, July 21, 2015

1 man dies, 4 injured in a high speed rollover on I-94 east of Boise, Idaho






BOISE, IDAHO

Idaho State Police are investigating a single-vehicle rollover crash on westbound Interstate 84 about eight miles east of Boise killed a Washington man Tuesday afternoon.

The crash happened at around 1:15 p.m. near milepost 68.

ISP said a 16-year-old female from Yakima, Wash., was driving westbound in a 2001 GMC Yukon when the vehicle hit the left guardrail, went over the top, rolled into the median and went down an embankment.

One of the passengers, 64-year-old Kenneth Powers of Yakima, died at the scene.

Linda Brown, 59, of Yakima, and a juvenile were transported by air ambulance, and two juveniles were transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, ISP said.

All of the vehicle's occupants were wearing seat belts.

It appears that spped may have played a role in this tragic accident.