IDAHO FALLS — After allegedly racing another vehicle, two men were arrested after allegedly running from deputies and crashing into a tree next to a house Monday morning. Marijuana products and guns were found inside a vehicle.

A deputy saw two vehicles racing one another on Hitt Road near 1st Street around 12:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.

A deputy activated his emergency lights and tried to catch up to the vehicles.

The release says one of the vehicles turned onto Mesa Street, which leads to a dead end. The deputy later determined the vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree near a house.

Two men were detained. Authorities identified 18-year-old Augustine Perez Jr. as the driver. The passenger was 20-year-old Terrin Malik Hopwood

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