STAR, Idaho — The Ada County Sheriff's Office says one person died and another was critically injured in a head-on crash on Highway 16 near Star Wednesday morning.
The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. between W. Beacon Light and W. Floating Feather roads.
Investigators say a northbound car collided with a southbound SUV in the middle of the two-lane highway. The posted speed limit is 55 mph.
One of the drivers was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin, according to a sheriff's spokesperson.
The other driver, also a female, was taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition.
We are told there was a passenger in one of the vehicles that was injured and transported to the hospital.
Reconstruction experts and investigators spent hours on scene trying to figure out what caused the crash.
Highway 16 was closed for about three-and-a-half hours. All lanes are back open again.
