An 81-year-old Caldwell man died at the scene Friday afternoon after his GMC Canyon collided with a RAM 3500 pulling a trailer at the intersection of Purple Sage Road and Hop Road, according to Idaho State Police. The crash happened at 2:54 p.m. and shut down roadways in the area for about three hours while crews worked the scene.
According to Idaho News, the man was driving a 2011 GMC Canyon southbound on Hop Road when he failed to yield at a stop sign. He collided with a 2024 RAM 3500 pulling a 2002 trailer, driven by a 32-year-old woman from Parma who was traveling westbound on Purple Sage Road. The vehicles came together in the middle of the intersection.
Police said the Caldwell man died at the scene. Investigators noted that both drivers were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, a detail Idaho State Police included in their report on the collision.
Emergency Crews Respond to Rural Intersection
Idaho State Police said they were assisted at the scene by the Canyon County Sheriff's Office, Canyon County Paramedics and Canyon County Fire. The joint response came as roadways near the intersection remained closed for roughly three hours, per the same account from Idaho News.
The crash was also reported by Idaho News 6, which confirmed the same sequence of events detailed by investigators: the GMC Canyon heading south on Hop Road, the RAM 3500 and trailer heading west on Purple Sage Road, and the fatal collision in the intersection between them.
Investigation Remains Open
Idaho State Police said the crash remains under investigation. No further details about potential citations, injuries to the Parma driver, or additional contributing factors have been released by investigators at this time.
