JEROME COUNTY, Idaho (CBS2) — According to a recent news release, Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal crash from 3:09 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, on 13 W. 300 N. in Jerome County.
A 21-year-old male and his 27-year-old male passenger, both of Ketchum, were traveling eastbound on 300 N. near North Road in a 2011 Hyundai Elantra. The driver failed to negotiate the curve, drove up the embankment and went into the canal. Both occupants self-extricated, but the driver drowned.
Divers with the Cassia County Sheriff's Office dive team searched for several hours and recovered the Hyundai but could not locate the driver. The driver was eventually found and retrieved on Wednesday, Sept. 13, by the Gooding County Swift Water Rescue Team.
The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
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