UPDATE: 3 people remain hospitalized following early morning crash
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UPDATE:
RIRIE – We now know the condition of the victims in a two-vehicle crash near Ririe early Saturday morning.
A house supervisor at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls tells EastIdahoNews.com Jose Susano-Carrillo, 29, of Jackson is in serious condition. Logan and Brandy Thompson, 33 and 32 respectively, of Rigby, are in fair condition.
Susano-Carrillo was flown to EIRMC after hitting Logan and Brandy on U.S. Highway 26 around 4:30 a.m., according to a news release from Idaho State Police.
The official cause of the crash is still under investigation, but ISP reports Susano-Carrillo crossed the center line.
Susano-Carrillo was not wearing a seatbelt. Logan and Brandy were wearing a seatbelt.
ORIGINAL STORY:
RIRIE – Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle crash near Ririe early Saturday morning.
A news release from Idaho State Police indicates the crash occurred on U.S. 26 at milepost 356.9 at 4:29 a.m.
Twenty-nine-year-old Jose Susano-Carrillo of Jackson was traveling eastbound in a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. For an unknown reason, he crossed the center line and hit a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 33-year-old Logan Thompson of Rigby.
Thirty-two-year-old Brandy Thompson of Rigby was a passenger in Logan’s vehicle.
Susano-Carrillo was not wearing a seatbelt and was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, according to the news release. Thompson and his passenger were wearing seatbelts, but they were also hospitalized. They were taken by ambulance to EIRMC.
Corey Jennings, a shift supervisor at EIRMC, tells EastIdahoNews.com Logan is in fair condition. The condition of the other victims is not available.
Both lanes of U.S. 26 were blocked for about three hours as crews worked to clean up the wreckage. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office assisted ISP in responding to the crash.