Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Highway 46 in Gooding County, Idaho.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly failed to yield and struck a pickup truck.
Participants:
- Driver of Dodge Dakota pickup truck
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of Dodge Dakota pickup truck, 54, killed
Details:
On or about Friday, March 25th, 2022, around 1:52 in the afternoon, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle left one woman dead. Representatives from the Idaho State Police said the accident was reported along Highway 46 in Gooding County, Idaho.
Investigators from the Idaho State Police said one as-of-yet unidentified 54-year-old woman was killed when a tractor-trailer allegedly failed to yield and struck the Dodge Dakota she was driving along Highway 46. Paramedics pronounced the woman dead of her injuries a short time after the accident.
Authorities mentioned they found evidence of drugs at the scene of the accident.
Police are still working to pin down the factors behind the accident.