UPDATE: On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at approximately 12:46 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash northbound US91 at Cub River Road, 3 miles south of Preston.Â
L. Max Richards, 83, of Franklin was southbound on US91 in a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Phyllis Richards, 80, of Franklin was a passenger in the Jeep. Charley Sistrunk, 67, of Preston, was northbound on US91 in a 2011 Ford Edge. Debra Sistrunk, 62, of Preston, William Wilson, of Georgetown, KY, and Elijah Wall, 19, of Vine Grove, KY were passengers in the Ford. All four riding in the Ford are missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Sistrunks are long-time residents of Franklin County.
Richards started to make a left turn onto Cub River Road, in front of the Ford. The Ford struck the Jeep on the passenger side. The Jeep came to rest on the east shoulder of the road, and the Ford came to rest in the roadway.Â
The lanes were partially blocked for approximately four hours. William Wilson was not wearing a seatbelt. All other occupants of the vehicles were wearing their seatbelts. Both L. Max Richards and Phyllis Richards succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the crash. All occupants of the Ford were transported to Franklin County Medical Center by ground ambulance. Debra Sistrunk was later transported to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello by air ambulance.Â
Next of kin has been notified. The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.Â
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