Date: 11/02/2011
Time: Around 10:30 P.M.
Location: Boise, Idaho
Vehicle(s) Involved: Buick LaCrosse, Dodge Dakota, Ford F-250
By KBOI2.com staff
"BOISE, Idaho - A three car crash Wednesday morning was caused by a
70-year-old woman who was apparently trying to kill herself by driving
into oncoming traffic, the Ada County, Idaho, Sheriff's Office says.
The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of State Street and Bogart Lane.
The
sheriff's office says the woman from Eagle, Idaho, was driving a Buick
LaCrosse eastbound on State State when she swerved into oncoming traffic
and attempted to hit an oncoming vehicle. The two cars missed each
other and the Buick returned to the proper lane.
But as the woman
approached Bogart Lane, she again swerved into oncoming traffic and
collided with a Ford F-250 pickup truck, causing it to roll.
The
64-year-old driver of the truck was not wearing a seat belt and was
thrown from the vehicle. He is currently in the hospital with
life-threatening injuries. Doctor's say he is expected to survive, but
he remains in critical condition.
The sheriff's office says after
the Buick hit the Ford truck, it then also struck the Dodge pickup
truck that was driving behind the Ford. The 16-year-old driver of the
Dodge was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released.
Officials
say the 70-year-old driver of the Buick was also taken to the hospital
with non life-threatening injuries. Investigators say she told them she
intentionally drove into oncoming traffic to attempt to kill herself.
The
sheriff's office says that charges are pending against the 70-year-old
woman, and that after its investigation it will forward that information
to the prosecutor's office.
The woman's name is being withheld until charges have been filed."
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