Tyler Depriest, 21, and Mariah Morales, 18, killed after their vehicle is struck by semi on I-84 east of Wendell, Idaho
Modified Date:
Thu, 03/19/2015 - 3:49pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, March 18, 20152 Texans Die in I-84 Crash near Wendell
Depriest and Salazar were wearing seat belts, but Morales was not.
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Two people were killed early Wednesday morning when their car was hit by a semi truck in Gooding County.
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Notifications to the family have been made.
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Morales was a graduate of Ellison High School where she was a member of the Ellison Emeralds Dance Team.
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Depriest was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and Morales was not wearing a seat belt, police said. Social media posts indicated that Depriest and Morales had been in a relationship since 2012. Both were Ellison High School graduates.
Tyler Depriest was driving a 2008 Kia west on I-84 in Gooding County when he lost control of the vehicle at around 1:45 a.m., entered the median and then the eastbound lanes, at which point he was hit by a 2015 Freightliner semi-trailer truck. Depriest and his passenger, Mariah Morales, both of Killeen, Texas, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi was Nicholas Salazar, 23, of Bethel, New York.
Type: Truck Accident
Topics:
Seat Belt UsagePeople Involved:
Tyler Depriest
Mariah Morales
Nicholas Salazar
Roadway:
Interstate 84City:
Wendell, IDCounty:
Gooding County, IDArea:
Twin Falls, ID
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