ROGERSON, ID : Fatal crash near Rogerson sparks wildfire on U.S. Highway 93 on Wednesday, 9th September, 2020

A fatal head-on crash on U.S. Highway 93 sparked a small wildfire Wednesday night.

A passenger car going south on U.S. 93 was passing a semi-truck at 8:34 p.m. when it hit a northbound semi head-on near milepost 14, about 3 miles south of Rogerson, Idaho State Police said. The northbound truck was driven by Salvador Ramirez-Ruiz, 53, of Jerome.

The driver of the passenger vehicle has not been identified, ISP said.

The crash sparked a fire that engulfed both vehicles and spread to nearby brush.

The highway was blocked for about five hours while crews put out the fire and cleared the crash.


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