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A man is facing six counts of vehicular manslaughter after a deadly crash in Idaho Falls

Boise State Public Radio News | By Mónica Esquivel
Published May 29, 2024 at 1:28 PM MDT
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Six people died after the pickup truck crashed into a van carrying 15 passengers mid May in Idaho Falls. All of the van passengers were Mexican citizens, who were here as temporary agricultural workers on H-2A visas.

The nine other passengers were taken to the hospital and treated for their injuries.

The truck driver, 26-year-old Luis Garcia-Díaz, was hospitalized. Idaho State Police arrested him on Friday, after he was released from the hospital. He now faces six counts of felony vehicular manslaughter.

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Luis Garcia-Díaz was taken into custody on Friday, after he was discharged from the hospital. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing.

He made his initial appearance in court Tuesday and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next week.
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Hey there! Thank you for following my work, supporting my colleagues, and being curious to learn about our team. I first came to Boise State Public Radio in May 2024 through my internship with Voces. I didn’t have any journalism experience or a background in audio other than what I had dabbled with in the past, but I had a variety of particularly useful skills and I was a quick study. It was devastating when my term came to an end later that summer because it really felt like a match made in heaven, but that’s how I knew my time was well spent.
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