A tragic and fatal accident happened Saturday morning around 2:16 on Golf Course Road in Jerome County.

Idaho State Police sent out the following report at 8 AM, regarding a 23 year old male and a 24 year old male who were killed in a single-vehicle accident:

Idaho State Police is investigating a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at approximately 2:16 AM, on Golf Course Road, east of Blue Lakes Grade, in Jerome County.

A 2005 Subaru Impreza driven by a 24-year-old male from Buhl, Idaho was westbound on Golf Course Road at a high rate of speed. He lost control of the vehicle, which rolled several times.

He was transported to a local hospital by air ambulance. He was not wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries. His passenger, a 23-year old male from Jerome, Idaho, was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Golf Course Road was closed for approximately four hours.

The Idaho State Police are investigating the accident.

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