Jerome, ID (June 02, 2026) – A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 198.5 left three people hurt Monday morning, around 9:45 a.m. A 37-year-old Oregon woman was airlifted to a hospital following the collision.
The Oregon woman was driving a 1999 Ford Expedition southbound when she failed to slow for traffic ahead and struck a 2016 Subaru Forester driven by a 22-year-old woman from Boise. The Subaru was then pushed into a 2025 Ford F-350 driven by a 24-year-old man from Gooding, who had a 32-year-old passenger from Mexico in the vehicle.
The driver and passenger of the F-350 were both taken to local hospitals. The Oregon woman was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. The Subaru driver, who was wearing a seat belt, did not require hospital transport.
Emergency units from multiple agencies assisted at the scene. The cause of the wreck is still under review, and further findings will be released as they become available. We hope all three people who were hurt make a full recovery.
What to Know About Rear-End Chain-Reaction Crashes on Idaho Interstates
Chain-reaction crashes on interstates often begin when one driver fails to slow for traffic ahead and sets off a sequence of collisions involving multiple vehicles. At highway speeds, the time available to react to slowing traffic can be very short, particularly when a driver is not paying close attention. A single failure to brake can ripple through several vehicles in seconds.
Seat belt use consistently makes a measurable difference in crash outcomes. Drivers and passengers who are properly restrained are far more likely to stay in their seats during a collision, which reduces the risk of serious injury. Unrestrained occupants, by contrast, can be thrown forward or out of the vehicle entirely, often with far more severe results.
Interstate crashes near mileposts are documented with precise location data, which helps investigators reconstruct the sequence of events and assess each driver’s actions leading up to the crash.
