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Washington man killed in head-on crash north of Caldwell

Posted at 3:13 AM, May 21, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-21 12:26:14-04

CANYON COUNTY — Idaho State Police investigated a fatal two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon. The crash happened at about 2:56 p.m. on Market Road near Sand Hollow Road in Canyon County.

65-year-old Robert Murray of Council was traveling east on Market Road in a 2014 Dodge Ram. Murray crossed into the oncoming lane and hit 56-year-old Javier Animas Sobrevilla of Walla Walla, Washington. Animas Sobrevilla was traveling west in a 2001 Ford Expedition.

Animas-Sobrevilla died at the scene as a result of his injuries. Next of kin has been notified.

Everyone involved in the crash was wearing seatbelts. The passenger of the Ford Expedition, 45-year-old Deysi Thomsen, was transported by air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. There is no word on her condition.