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CORONER IDENTIFIES MERIDIAN TEEN IN SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION

For Immediate Release From Coroner Richard D. Riffle
NAME: Elijah Waters
DATE AND TIME OF PRONOUNCED DEATH: 04/12/2023 @ 1803 hours
AGE: 16 years
BIOLOGICAL SEX: Male
PLACE OF DEATH: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center; Boise, ID
RESIDENCE: Meridian, Idaho
CAUSE OF DEATH: Blunt force injury of the head
MANNER OF DEATH: Accident
SUMMARY:  Ada County Coroner, Richard Riffle, has identified Elijah Waters of Meridian, Idaho, who was transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on 04/12/2023 after sustaining injuries in a single vehicle collision on the coroner of Ustick and Naomi in Meridian, Idaho. Elijah Waters was the sole occupant of the vehicle.  Life saving measures were unsuccessful and 16-year-old Elijah Waters was pronounced dead in the Emergency Department.

The investigation is being conducted Meridian Police Department and Ada County Sheriff’s Office.

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