*Final Update* Crash WB I84 at milepost 68

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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: 07/21/2015 6:55 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

*****Final Update*****

On July 21, 2015, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 68, east of Boise.

A 16 yoa female, of Yakima, Washington, was driving westbound in a 2001 GMC Yukon. The vehicle hit the left guardrail, went over the top, rolled into the median, and down an embankment.

Passenger, Kenneth Powers, 64, of Yakima, Washington, succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Linda Brown, 59, of Yakima, and one juvenile were transported by air ambulance, and two juveniles were transported via ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. All of the occupants were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.

The lanes were at least partially blocked for almost three hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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HG/KS

*******All lanes are open at this time.*********

HG/KS

The Idaho State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash westbound on I84 at milepost 68, with the left lane blocked.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid this area if possible.

SK/DO

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho