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Update 1-Crash Blocks US95 North of Parma

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 08/01/2020 11:34 P.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

***Update 1***

On Saturday, August 1, 2020, at approximately 7:47 P.M., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash, northbound on US95 near Ward Lane, north of Parma.

Dena Price, 64, of Parma, was driving southbound on US95 in a 2018 Chevy Colorado pickup. Juan Cardona-Velasco, 42, of Aguascalientes, Mexico was driving northbound on US95 in a 2005 Freightliner semi. Cardona-Velasco crossed the center line and collided head on with Price's vehicle.

Price was transported by air ambulance to St Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. She was wearing a seatbelt. Cardona-Velasco succumbed to his injuries on scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Next of kin has been notified.

Both northbound and southbound lanes are currently blocked while crews investigate.

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***End of Update 1***

Idaho State Police are investigating a crash at US95 at Ward Lane, just north of Parma. Lanes are currently blocked.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho

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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.