A YouTuber’s event drew big crowd in Nampa. A teen was injured in a hit-and-run
A famous YouTuber drew big crowds in the Boise area Monday, and after an event in Nampa, a 14-year-old boy was struck by a truck in a hit-and-run.
The driver of the truck did not stop after hitting the teen, but a 20-year-old man turned himself in later that day, according to the Nampa Police Department.
The teen, who sustained injuries, was taken to a local hospital and later released, a press release from the Nampa Police Department said.
The YouTuber, IShowSpeed, made a visit to Columbia High School, where a large crowd waited, according to the release. The 14-year-old was one of many in a crowd of people who were walking or running on Happy Valley Road as Speed, as he is also known, left the meetup.
That is when the driver of what police called a full-sized pickup hit the teen. The driver’s presence in the area was unrelated to the YouTuber being there, the release stated.
Nampa police arrested the driver “after further investigation, and due to the extent of the victim’s injuries,” the release stated, on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident, a felony.
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This story was originally published September 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM.
