Update: Two-vehicle fatality crash on SH55 at milepost 13
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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: 08/19/2020 1:44 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office
***UPDATE***
On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at approximately 10:06 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash on SH55 at milepost 13, in Caldwell.
Jesus Gutierrez, 23, of Caldwell, was northbound SH55 in a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. Marci Morrison, 43, of Nampa, was southbound on SH55 in a 2015 Jeep Compass. The Hyundai crossed left of the center line and collided with the front of the Jeep. Both vehicles came to rest in the roadway.
Gutierrez was not wearing a seatbelt; Morrison was. Gutierrez succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Morrison was transported to the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise by ground ambulance. Both lanes of travel were blocked for approximately two-and-a-half hours. Next of kin has been notified.
The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
3683 / 3560
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***update**
All lanes of travel are now open.
3560
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At this time the Idaho State Police are investigating a crash on SH55 at Lake Road in Caldwell. All lanes of travel are blocked at this time.
3560
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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho
Please direct questions to:
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.