fatalities

Sunday was not a good day for Idaho State Police. They responded to 2 separate fatal incidents.

What sadly is happening in Idaho needs to stop though, and that is that far too many fatal incidents are occurring and it needs to end before it is too late.

On Westbound I-84 a woman from Marsing driving a 2015 Toyota Highlander collided with a pedestrian crossing the lanes.

State transportation officials are asking motorists to drive safe on Idaho roads as the 100 Deadliest Days begins with the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

This is a bit alarming: these jobs are significantly more hazardous than most occupations.

The rapids are incredibly turbulent due to the fact that the river flow is forced through a 40-foot opening at the top of one of the falls, making the water too dangerous to navigate by boat or kayak. Expedition teams of the past found this fact out the hard way.

My advice to people planning to visit the park soon is to pay attention, and not become one of these statistics. Cameras have zoom lenses for a reason.

A total of 92 people lost their lives on Idaho roads between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends known as the 100 Deadliest Days. According to the Idaho Department of Transportation, that is ten more people killed in motor vehicle crashes than in 2020.

Over the past three decades, there have been an average of more than 40 human fatalities caused by lightning, according to information shared by the National Weather Service.

The time known as the "100 Deadliest Days" began on Monday, and will last through the Labor Day holiday.

Fewer people died on Idaho road this year compared to 2019 during what is called the "100 Deadliest Days of Summer" between Memorial Day and Labor Day.