December 23, 2020
A Michigan man was killed after colliding with a semi-truck south of Riggins Tuesday along U.S. Highway 95.
Idaho State Police say 43-year-old Jeffrey Barks of St. Clair, Michigan, was traveling north in a Ford pickup truck pulling a 15-foot trailer, when his vehicle crossed to the centerline and collided head-on with a southbound semi-truck driven by 33-year-old Jonathan Hunter of Middleton, Idaho.
Barks was taken to St. Luke’s McCall Medical Center and pronounced deceased after arrival.
Hunter was transported to Syringa General Hospital in Grangeville. His condition has not been released. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.