Idaho State Police Report Fatal Motorcycle Accident and Juvenile Injured

The driver of a motorcycle in Southern Idaho was killed in a recent accident and his juvenile passenger was injured.

Idaho State Police say the accident was caused by a failure to yield at an intersection in Bingham County.

The deadly crash happened on April 7th a few minutes after 8PM on State Highway 26 at the 100 N intersection, west of Blackfoot.

Idaho State Police Report Fatal Motorcycle Accident and Juvenile Injured

Idaho State Police report:

A 58-year-old-male from Blackfoot was traveling westbound on 100 N in a maroon 1997 GMC Jimmy. A 29-year-old male from Chubbuck with a juvenile passenger was westbound on SH 26 on a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle FZS10. The GMC failed to yield when crossing SH 26 and was struck by the motorcycle.

The motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the juvenile passenger was taken to a local hospital. The truck driver did not require medical attention. Safety seatbelts and helmets were worn when the crash happened.

Idaho State Police say the accident in under investigation.

RELATED STORY: More Than 16 Fatal Motorcycle Accidents Happened in Idaho in 2024

We published a story in early October of 2024 highlighting the dangers of riding motorcycles in Idaho as the warm weather was fading and motorcycle season was nearing an end. At that point, there had been 16 fatal motorcycle accidents with 18 deaths throughout the year. You can see where each of those accidents happened in the gallery below.

But motorcycle season was not over and 1 more fatal motorcycle accident was reported by the end of the year on October 27th.

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