Injury crash on I84 near Meridian Road interchange.

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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: 8/23/2016 1:45 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at approximately 8:05 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 near the Meridian Road interchange.

Jarrett Leeland, age 21, of Fountaintown, Indiana, was driving a 1993 Honda motorcycle eastbound on Interstate 84 near milepost 44, just west of the Meridian Road overpass. Leeland came upon slow-moving, morning commute traffic and was unable to stop in time. Leeland collided with the rear of 2006 Nissan Xterra which was driven by Kelley Miller, age 23, of Nampa.

Leeland was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He was wearing a helmet. The left lane of traffic was blocked for approximately one hour while the crash was investigated.

SC / NEH

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