Two Vehicle Crash in Kimberly

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000

Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 02/26/18 9:04 P.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Monday, February 26, 2018, at approximately 5:39 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle, injury crash, near the intersection of N 3600 E and US Highway 30, in Kimberly.

Payne Tanski, 20, of Hagerman, was driving southbound on N 3600 E in a 2015 Ford Focus. Payne failed to yield to oncoming traffic and collided with a 2009 Honda Accord, driven by James Oconnor, 35, of Twin Falls.

Tanski was transported by ground ambulance to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls. All occupants were wearing their seatbelts.

Both the eastbound and westbound lane of travel on US Highway 30 was blocked for approximately an hour. Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office and Rock Creek Fire department assisted.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho