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Update 2 – Crash Blocks State Highway 16 Near Emmett

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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: 07/24/2018 at 2:35 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 7:12 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle injury crash northbound State Highway 16 at milepost 110.5, near Emmett.

Gabriel Miller, 20, of Boise, was driving a 1987 Ford pickup northbound on State Highway 16. Lynn Curtis, 43, of Emmett, was driving a 2001 Dodge pickup pulling a 2008 flatbed trailer southbound on State Highway 16. Jacob Mills, 29, of Emmett, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Impala southbound on State Highway 16 behind the pickup and trailer.

Miller's vehicle crossed the center line and struck Curtis' trailer. Miller's vehicle then struck Mill's vehicle.

Miller was transported by air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, in Boise. Mills was transported by ground ambulance to Valor Health Emmett Medical Center, in Emmett.

The northbound and southbound lanes of State Highway 16 were blocked for approximately two hours and forty-five minutes while crews worked to clear the scene. All occupants were wearing seatbelts. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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***Update 1***

The lanes are no longer blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

3725

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The Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash northbound State Highway 16 at milepost 111, near Emmett. The northbound and southbound lanes of travel are blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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District 3
Southwestern Idaho

700 S. Stratford Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: (208) 846-7550
Fax: (208) 846-7520

Serving Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley, and Washington Counties.