Idaho 16 reopens after Ada County car crash kills 1, sends 1 to hospital
Idaho 16 was closed for several hours in northwestern Ada County after a fatal head-on crash took place at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office said in a series of tweets at around 11:40 a.m. that the highway was closed in both directions between Beacon Light and Floating Feather roads. Idaho 16 connects Ada County with Emmett and Gem County.
Sheriff’s deputies and crash reconstruction experts were at the scene investigating the crash, and deputies believe that an SUV heading south and a car heading north collided on the two-lane road. One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was rushed to a hospital and was last known to be in critical condition.
Drivers were told to avoid the highway if possible, as it was not clear when the road might reopen in either direction, the Sheriff’s Office said originally.
Just after 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office tweeted that the highway was open and investigators had cleared the scene.
Last month, two Idaho men were killed in a head-on car crash on Idaho 16. Following the crash, a driver heading north on the highway hit an Ada County deputy’s patrol vehicle. The crash damaged the patrol car but the deputy avoided serious injury, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
This story was originally published December 16, 2020 at 12:27 PM.
