Fatal Crash in Caldwell Kills 81-Year-Old Driver
An elderly man died at the scene after failing to yield at a stop sign on Hop Road.
By Samantha Reed ·
A driver from Caldwell lost his life in a collision that occurred on Thursday, November 6. The crash happened a few minutes before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Purple Sage Road and Hop Road. Idaho State Police confirmed that the man was 81 years old.
The state police had not recorded a fatal accident on Idaho roads for a full week prior to this incident. The last reported death on the roads had occurred on October 30. The interval between the two fatal crashes was seven days.
The vehicle involved in the Thursday crash was a 2011 GMC Canyon. The driver was traveling southbound on Hop Road. He failed to yield to traffic at the stop sign. The other vehicle was a 2024 RAM 3500 towing a 2002 trailer. That driver, a 32-year-old woman from Parma, was traveling westbound on Purple Sage Road.
The two vehicles collided in the intersection. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts. The GMC driver died at the scene. The RAM driver was not injured. The accident remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.
The other fatal accident involved a motorcycle and a semi-truck. It occurred on October 30 at approximately 12:47 p.m. in Preston, within Franklin County. The location was on State Street near 3600 South.
A 65-year-old man from Newton, Utah, was driving a 2006 Kenworth semi-truck pulling double trailers. He was traveling southbound on State Street. The truck moved into the northbound lane to make a wide right turn. A 21-year-old man from Preston was riding a 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle behind the semi. He was also traveling southbound and attempted to pass on the right.
The motorcycle and the semi-truck collided as the truck executed its turn. The truck driver wore a seatbelt, and the motorcyclist wore a helmet. The rider was transported to the hospital and later passed away. This crash is also being investigated by Idaho State Police.
