One perishes in two vehicle crash near Mountain Home

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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: 03/13/15 1:20 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On March 12, 2015 at 9:18 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatal crash on Ditto Creek Road, northwest of Mountain Home. Betty Pettibone, 44, of Oasis, was driving eastbound on Ditto Creek Road, four miles west of its intersection with U.S. Highway 30, in a 1998 Chevrolet Metro. Michael Fields, 58, of Mountain Home, was westbound in a 1986 Ford F350. Fields crossed over the center line and collided with the Metro.

Betty Pettibone was wearing her seatbelt, and was taken by air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Michael Fields was not wearing his seatbelt, and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Notifications to the family have been made. The crash is still under investigation.

LL / NEH

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho