Freezing Fog — Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho

2022-12-17 · Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho

Event narrative

A fatal accident occurred on December 17th at 715 Pm MST on S 15th St E in Idaho Falls near Sandy Downs. It was suspected weather may have been a factor as low visibility in fog and icy roads may have occurred. A car slid off the road and a second vehicle was attempting to get the vehicle out of the snow. A third vehicle struck the sedon vehicle pushing it into the first vehicle and a woman was between the first and second vehicles and died from her injuries. the victim was a 58 year old female from Eastern Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071531. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.