August 2, 2022
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE
RE: Injury Crash N. County Line/105th E
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a two-vehicle crash on July 27th on 105th E. at N. County Line Rd. The passenger of the Silver Toyota car involved was air lifted from the scene to East Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) and succumbed to his injuries later that evening (July 27th). Deputies identified the man as 42-year-old Keynes Huaynalay Alvarado of Peru. Mr. Alvarado was in Idaho working for an area agriculture operation.
The driver of the Toyota was identified as 40-year-old Alex Jimenez Quispealaya of Wendell, ID and was treated at Idaho Falls Community Hospital (IFCH) and released. The driver of the pickup involved was released from the scene with no apparent injuries and transported by private vehicle to be checked as a precaution.
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Original Press Release from July 27th:
July 27th, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
RE: Injury Crash N. County Line/105th E
Emergency personnel responded to the intersection of 105th. E. and N. County Line Rd. at approximately 3:20pm this afternoon to a 2 vehicle injury crash with one vehicle submerged in a canal. As Deputies and Emergency Personnel arrived they found a pickup pulling a trailer traveling east on County Line Rd. had collided with a south bound silver Toyota car as it crossed onto 105th E. The collision sent the car into the adjacent canal.
Bystanders entered the water and were able to pull an adult male from the drivers side of the car. Arriving Deputies and Fire Personnel entered the water and eventually pulled an adult male passenger out of the car after it had floated under the canal bridge.
The driver was transported by ambulance to Idaho Falls Community Hospital with serious injuries and the passenger was airlifted to East Idaho Regional Medical Center with critical injuries. The driver of the pickup, an adult male from Rexburg, was uninjured.
Deputies are continuing to investigate the crash and no further information is available at this time. Deputies from Bonneville and Jefferson County responded along with Idaho State Police, Jefferson Central Fire, Idaho Falls Fire, and Air Idaho Rescue.