KOOSKIA, Idaho — A motorcycle driver was killed and his child passenger was injured in a crash on U.S. Highway 12 about one mile east of Kooskia, Idaho around 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 17.
The Idaho State Police (ISP) says the driver, a 61-year-old from Spokane, was traveling with a child passenger eastbound on U.S. Highway 12 and attempting to pass a slow-moving car.
The car being passed then began to make a left-hand turn and crashed into the motorcycle, causing the motorcycle to drive off the road and crash into a tree.
ISP says both riders on the motorcycle were wearing helmets at the time of the crash. The driver died on the scene and the child was life-flighted to a local hospital.
The crash remains under investigation by ISP.
