BANCROFT – The Caribou County Coroner has identified a 58-year-old man who died following an ATV crash Saturday.

Jlee Smith from Blackfoot is the man who perished, according to Caribou County Coroner Casey Batterton.

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“I express my sincere condolences at this time,” says Batterton.

According to a news release from the Idaho State Police, the crash occurred around 5:55 p.m. along Kelly Toponce Road.

Smith and a 66-year-old passenger were traveling northbound in a side-by-side ATV when Smith lost control, went off the roadway and overturned.

Neither person was wearing a seatbelt, according to police.

Both were transported by ambulance to local hospitals. Smith died from his injuries later that evening, while the passenge

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