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Coroner identifies woman killed after serious-injury crash in Garden City parking lot

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GARDEN CITY, Idaho — The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in a Garden City parking lot crash as 49-year-old Melissa Bell of Boise.

Garden City Police first responded around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, to a crash off of West State Street. Officers found a beige Chrysler Pacifica that had collided with an unoccupied parked vehicle. Bell was found pinned between two vehicles and unresponsive, according to the coroner's report.

Boise Fire and Ada County Paramedics provided medical aid and transported Bell to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. Around 4:12 a.m. on Dec. 16 , however, Bell was pronounced dead after lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.

The investigation remains ongoing and is being handled by Garden City Police. Anyone who witnessed the crash and has not yet spoken with police is asked to contact Cpl. Matt Biagi at mbiagi@gardencitypolice.org