Names released of those involved in fatal crash on US 30 near Lava Hot Springs
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UPDATE:
Caribou County Sheriff J. Adam Mabey has released the names of those killed in the crash.
Timothy Swanson, of Bancroft, who was driving the Toyota, and Kiara Cooper, of Kingwood, Texas, who was driving the Chevy, were pronounced dead at the scene. Cooper’s passenger, Britnay Campbell-Martin, of Texas City, Texas, was flown by air ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center.
Mabey said families have been notified.
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LAVA HOT SPRINGS — Two people are dead after a fiery two-vehicle crash on Tuesday along U.S. Highway 30.
The crash happened at 6:30 p.m. at milepost 377.5, east of Lava Hot Springs, according to an Idaho State Police news release. This is located on the Caribou County side of Fish Creek Pass.
Police reports show a 48-year-old male from Bancroft was driving eastbound on US-30 in a 2015 Toyota 4Runner.
A 24-year-old female from Kingwood, Texas, and her 25-year-old female passenger from Texas City, Texas, were traveling westbound in a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu.
The Chevy crossed into the eastbound lanes where a head-on collision occurred. The Toyota went airborne, then rolled down the shoulder where it caught fire, according to the release.
The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office. The passenger in the Chevrolet was airlifted to Portnuef Medical Center in Pocatello with life threatening injuries.
The driver of the Toyota and the passenger of the Chevy were wearing their seatbelts. The driver of the Chevy was not wearing her seatbelt.
All lanes were blocked for approximately seven and a half hours.
