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Case # :846

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : Latinx

Date : 10/21/2023

Location : US-30

City : Nampa

County : Fayette

State : Idaho

Agency : Ontario PD, Fayette County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

The Ontario Police Department asked the Fayette Sheriff’s Office for help chasing a vehicle that was heading into Fruitland, Idaho. Police said they were chasing the vehicle because it was a Jetta without headlights and without license plates that may be driving too fast. Police chased the Jetta to Elmore Road and US-30 where it left the road, crashed into a canal and hit concrete. A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy died in the crash. They have not been identified so far. Police allege that the Jetta was stolen.

Source links :

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article280903363.html

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article281113863.html