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CORONER IDENTIFIES MINOR WHO DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION

For Immediate Release From Coroner Dotti Owens, MA, D-ABMDI
NAME: AVA SAWYER
DATE AND TIME OF PRONOUNCED DEATH: 05/08/2020 @ 0032 HOURS
AGE: 15 YEARS
BIOLOGICAL SEX: FEMALE
PLACE OF PRONOUNCED DEATH: NEAR INTERSECTION OF W. MCMILLAN RD. AND N. FIVE MILE RD.; BOISE, IDAHO
RESIDENCE: BOISE, IDAHO
CAUSE OF DEATH: MULTIPLE BLUNT FORCE INJURIES
MANNER OF DEATH: ACCIDENT
SUMMARY:  ON MAY 8, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 0002 HOURS THE ADA COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE WAS DISPATCHED TO A FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING TWO VEHICLES.  THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF W. MCMILLAN RD. AND N. FIVE MILE RD. IN BOISE, IDAHO ON MAY 7, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 HOURS.

15-YEAR-OLD AVA SAWYER WAS A PASSENGER OF A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

TOXICOLOGY IS PENDING AND RESULTS MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO RETURN.

THE INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE BOISE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

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