Man arrested after allegedly causing highway crash that killed local mother
Man arrested after allegedly causing highway crash that killed local mother
A 37-year-old Ammon man has been arrested after being accused of causing a crash that killed a local mother.
Robert Jason Branson is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter for a crash that caused the death of 44-year-old Jenefer “Jeni” June Mitchell, a single mother whose obituary describes her as “one of the most authentic people you could ever meet.”
Court filings do not indicate if Branson has hired or has been appointed an attorney. RELATED | Coroner identifies local woman who died in two-car crash near Ririe
According to an Idaho State Police report, troopers were dispatched to a fatal crash on June 20 around 4:30 p.m on U.S. Highway 26 near milepost 349 in the Ririe area.
