MERIDIAN — The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles near Settler's Park as 56-year-old Jairo Blanco Villamizar of Meridian.
The coroner says Villamizar was pronounced dead at 3:35 a.m. Sunday on W. Ustick Road between NW 3rd Street and N. Venable Avenue after lifesaving measures were unsuccessful. Officials say he sustained injuries after being struck by what investigators believe may have been multiple vehicles while riding an electric scooter.
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Authorities are asking the public for assistance in identifying additional vehicles that may have been involved in the crash.
According to a press release from the Meridian Police Department, at around 11 p.m. Saturday, police and emergency services were dispatched to a vehicle crash involving a man riding an electric scooter on W. Ustick Road near Settler's Park.
Investigators determined that two vehicles on the scene had struck Villamizar on the scooter. Police say that witness testimony revealed Villamizar may have also been struck by one or more other vehicles that fled the area.
It is currently unknown if he was struck while riding in the roadway or if there was another event that caused him to be incapacitated in the roadway before being hit.
Multiple citizens, including witnesses, reportedly stopped to render aid. Emergency responders attempted to perform life-saving measures, but sadly, the Villamizar was later pronounced dead.
MPD's crash reconstruction team is investigating the incident. Two vehicles have been seized from the scene. Their drivers are cooperating with investigators.
Police say that one or more other vehicles may have already struck the male prior to those cooperating with authorities. One of these vehicles may have been a blue SUV.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Meridian Police at 208-888-6678.
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