2 vehicle injury crash on SH55

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: Friday August 29, 2014 8:45 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, August 29, 2014, at 4:30 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle injury crash on Highway 55 at milepost 79, in front of the Banks store.

Rachel Roberts, 22, of Garden Valley, was in the parking lot of the Banks Store in a 1975 Chevrolet pickup. Roberts was attempting to turn left onto Highway 55 and collided with a 2014 Dodge Avenger driven by Jeff Tomlinson, 43, of Chino Valley, Arizona.

Tomlinson was transported via ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Tomlinson's passenger, Marie Wilson, 60, of Keams Canyon, Arizona, was transported via air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

All occupants were wearing seatbelts. The road was reduced to one lane for approximately two and a half hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

DSP Initials <HG / KJ>

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho