Monday morning single-vehicle crash kills woman in Southeast Boise, police say
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Monday morning in Boise, according to police.
The driver was traveling in the 3000 block of Gekeler Lane, in Southeast Boise, at around 3:30 a.m. when the accident occurred, the Boise Police Department said in a news release.
“Evidence indicates that the driver of the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, left the roadway and struck a tree,” the release said.
The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. There was no one else in the vehicle.
On Wednesday morning, the Ada County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 28-year-old Boise woman Tiffany Ward. Ward’s manner of death was listed as pending, as toxicology results are not finished and may take weeks before being finalized, according to the coroner’s office.
A BPD investigation into the crash is ongoing.
This story was originally published August 10, 2021 at 5:16 PM.
