Coroner IDs Mountain Home man killed after crashing car into a tree in Boise
The Ada County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the driver who died in a Saturday car crash after driving into a tree at a Boise intersection.
Forty-year-old Daniel Sauvaine, of Mountain Home, was pronounced dead at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday.
His cause and manner of death were not released pending the results of toxicology testing, which could take several weeks to complete.
Crash at Orchard and Fairview
In a weekend news release, the Boise Police Department said Sauvaine was headed eastbound on Fairview Avenue near Orchard Street before he veered into the westbound lanes, continued through the Orchard intersection “at a high rate of speed” and crashed into a tree at the northeast corner of the intersection. The coroner’s office later said Sauvaine first impacted a bus stop sign and business sign before hitting the tree.
Police said Sauvaine was the only occupant of the vehicle. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries. No other individuals were involved or injured in the crash.
The Boise Police Department will continue to investigate the crash.
This story was originally published November 10, 2019 at 2:24 PM.
