ID Man Aaron Ayers ID’d As Victim In Saturday Morning Pocatello Crash Involving Child

BANNOCK COUNTY, ID. (THECOUNT) — Aaron D. Ayers, of Pocatello, Idaho, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Saturday morning two-vehicle crash in Bannock County.

Ayers, 37, was killed early Saturday morning two-vehicle crash in Pocatello.

According to Idaho State Police, Ayers was operating a vehicle on W. Buckskin Rd, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes Saturday around midnight. The vehicle then came into contact with a vehicle operated by an 18-year-old Pocatello driver.

Ayers was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

A child, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported to an area hospital in unknown condition.

The condition of the other driver was not provided by officials.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Bannock County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 82,839, making it the fifth-most populous county in Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Pocatello. The county was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe – Wikipedia.