May 7, 2025
NEWS RELEASE
Just before 1am this morning Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area Hwy 26 at Ammon Rd. (Beeches Corner) to assist the Ucon Police Department attempting to stop a pickup truck. The vehicle was reported as traveling at a high rate of speed with only one working headlight as it ran through a red light at Hwy 26 and continued south on Ammon Rd. As Deputies and Idaho State Police Officers responded to the area, the pickup continued at a high rate of speed through a construction zone before turning on Iona Rd., driving through residential yards and property along the way.
A Deputy near 25th E. and Iona Rd. was able to get behind the pickup and attempt a traffic stop as it turned on to Hwy 26 but discontinued after a short distance as the vehicle continued traveling at a high rate of speed. Officers in the area observed the pickup once again turn South on Ammon Rd., now with no headlights on and then into a neighborhood near Rocky Mountain Middle School.
A Deputy and an Idaho State Police Officer located the pickup parked in a nearby apartment complex, at which point the driver intentionally rammed into both patrol cars and caused damage to a garage and property forcing their way through. A second Deputy arriving on scene collided with the pickup in an attempt to keep it from leaving the complex but was unsuccessful.
Deputies observed the suspect drive back out to Ammon Rd., heading north at speeds in excess of 100 MPH and failing to stop for stop lights and intersections. The pickup continued on N. Yellowstone eventually attempting to turn onto Roh Ln. but failed to make the corner and drove into the canal. Deputies and Officers were able to take a female driver and male passenger, both juveniles, into custody at that time.
The driver, a 13-year-old female, was transported to 3B Detention Center and booked for two Felony counts of Aggravated Battery and Felony Eluding, along with Misdemeanor charges for Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Joyriding. The passenger, a 15-year-old male, was released to parents and potential charges relating to the theft of the pickup are pending at this time.
