Weiser man injured in accident on July 4th on State Highway 55

Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle crash northbound on State Highway 55 at milepost 98.4, in Smith’s Ferry on Saturday, July 4, at 7:43 a.m.
 Rigoberto Rivera Arredondo, 42, of Ontario, Ore., was driving northbound on State Highway 55 in a 2000 Freightliner commercial vehicle pulling a utility trailer.  Rivera Arredondo lost control of the semi and drove off the shoulder into the river.  
 Arredondo and his passenger, Mark Castillon, 30, of Weiser, were transported by air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.
 The lanes of State Highway 55 were blocked for seven hours while crews worked to clear the scene.  The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.