Public Safety · Fremont County
Vehicle Fire on Highway 20 in Idaho Oct. 9 Kills 8-Year-Old, Injures Thayne Man
A 26-year-old man from Thayne, Wyoming was airlifted to a hospital after his 2003 Chevy 2500 towing a livestock trailer overheated and caught fire on Highway 20 north of Ashton, Idaho around 5:25 p.m. Friday, October 9. An 8-year-old girl from Hibbard, Idaho, identified by the Fremont County coroner as Kynzlee Rae Luthy, died at the scene. A 23-year-old woman from Rexburg was transported by ambulance; conditions of both adults were unknown at publication. Both lanes of Highway 20 were closed for approximately three hours.