Crash Near Grasmere Injures One

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 05/16/2022 11:40 P.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a vehicle collision which occurred at 5:30 P.M. on SH51 at mile marker 39.5 in Owyhee County.

A 42-year-old man from Harrisburg, PA, was driving a 2011 Ford F350 towing a fifth wheel trailer southbound on SH51. He drove off the road where the truck and trailer rolled down an embankment. The passenger, a 70-year-old man from Coolidge, AZ, was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital. Each occupant was wearing a seatbelt.

Traffic on SH51 was blocked for approximately four hours, allowing emergency responders to assist those involved and clear the scene.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho