3 Vehicle Injury Crash on US 93 Near Jerome

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000

Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 05/27/14 5:00 P.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at approximately 1:30 P.M. Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle injury crash on US93 at milepost 55.5 near Jerome.

Tammy Corrigan, 46 of Shoshone, was driving a Dodge Durango north on US 93 near Jerome when she failed to stop for traffic waiting at the railroad tracks. Corrigan's vehicle struck the rear end of Kevin Case's red Honda Accord, causing Case, 28 of Jerome, to strike the rear end of the vehicle in front of him. Case's vehicle struck the rear end of a blue-grey Chevy Malibu, driven by Sharissa Thomason, 22 of Jerome. Corrigan was transported by ground ambulance to Twin Falls Hospital. Case was transported by ground ambulance to Jerome County Hospital. Corrigan and Thomason were wearing their seatbelts, while Case was not.

Both the northbound and southbound lanes of traffic were blocked for approximately one hour. The crash remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho