One Killed, Five Injured In Rollover Accident

Twenty-one NPS and Teton County personnel with four ambulances and a rescue truck responded to a rollover accident on Wilderness Road in the North District at 1:45 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, July 21st. The road passes through the park to Forest Service camping areas and wilderness trailheads. Rangers were first on scene and began triaging six of the seven victims with the assistance of a number of bystanders. The seventh occupant was found and assessed by rangers and deputies at an emergency checkpoint established on Pacific Creek Road to identify witnesses and additional victims. Five of the seven were taken by three park ambulances to St. John’s Hospital. The driver – Matthew Stiles, 21, of Valley Alabama – had been ejected from the pickup. He was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, but succumbed to his injuries. Alcohol and speed were the primary factors in the accident.