Accident near Worley takes life of Olivia Pakootas

Olivia Pakootas, a member of the 2015 class at Tekoa High School, was fatally injured Friday afternoon in a one-car accident on Idaho Highway 58 near Worley. Pakootas, 21, was a top basketball player and track athlete for Tekoa when they competed in sports in combination with Oakesdale and Rosalia.

According to the Idaho State Police report, Pakootas, who resided at Plummer, was driving westbound on Highway 58 and failed to negotiate a curve at the three-tenths of a mile mark. She struck the guardrail along the highway and the car went off the roadway. Pakootas was not wearing a seatbelt and w...