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CORONER IDENTIFIES PASSENGER EJECTED FROM VEHICLE AFTER COLLISION IN NAMPA

For Immediate Release From Coroner Richard D. Riffle
NAME: Hennessey Benavidez
DATE AND TIME OF PRONOUNCED DEATH: 06/17/2023 @ 12:55 a.m.
AGE: 17 years
BIOLOGICAL SEX: Female
PLACE OF DEATH: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center; Boise, ID
RESIDENCE: Caldwell, Idaho
CAUSE OF DEATH: Blunt force injuries
MANNER OF DEATH: Accident
SUMMARY:  The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified Hennessey Benavidez of Caldwell, Idaho, who was transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after being ejected from a vehicle that collided with a semi-truck in Nampa, Idaho, at approximately 06:13 p.m. on 06/15/2023.  Hennessey Benavidez was a passenger of the vehicle.  Life saving measures were unsuccessful and 17-year-old Hennessey Benavidez was pronounced dead in the ICU.

The investigation is being conducted by Nampa Police Department.

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