17-year-old boy dies in crash on I-84, other teen seriously hurt, Elmore sheriff says
One teenager was killed and another seriously injured in a weekend crash on Interstate 84, according to a news release from the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Mike Hollinshead said in the release that the crash occurred just before 5 p.m. on Saturday near the Mountain Home city limits on eastbound I-84.
A 17-year-old boy, identified by the Ada County Coroner’s Office on Monday afternoon as Mayson Martinez, was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger when he reportedly lost control of the vehicle. Police said Martinez, of Twin Falls, overcorrected and went off the right shoulder of the road, where the vehicle rolled. Martinez was thrown from the vehicle, and a 16-year-old male passenger sustained “extensive head injuries” in the crash.
Martinez was taken to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, where he died of his injuries. The passenger was treated at St. Luke’s Elmore in Mountain Home and is expected to recover.
Hollinshead said neither boy was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Officials said they do not plan to identify the passenger.
An investigation is ongoing.
This story was originally published November 25, 2019 at 12:22 PM.
