JEROME COUNTY, Idaho, July 11, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — A Utah man from Piute County died Monday night in a single-vehicle accident in Jerome County, Idaho.
The 22-year-old man, from Junction, was driving north of Kimberly, Idaho, at about 8:08 p.m. Monday when his GMC Sierra pickup went off the right shoulder, through shrubs, then back onto the roadway, says a statement issued Tuesday by the Idaho State Police.
“The vehicle then proceeded through a fence in a parking lot, where it overturned and came to rest on its side,” the police statement says. “The male was not wearing his seatbelt. He was transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.”
The man’s name has not yet been released. The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
Gephardt Daily will have more information as details are released.
