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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Region 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford, Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520
For Immediate Release: 04/04/2010
Contact: Cpl. Nauman
On Sunday, April 4, 2010, Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 44 and Channel Road, just east of exit 25 off of Interstate 84 in Middleton, ID.
Anna Harris, 37, of Emmett, ID, was stopped in traffic westbound on State Highway 44 waiting to make a left turn onto Channel Road. Harris was driving a 1982 Ford pickup with a camper shell on the back. Two children were passengers in the front of the truck, and two children were riding in the bed of the truck under the camper shell. Harris and both children from the cab of the truck were transported by ground ambulance to West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell. The two children in the bed of the pickup were transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. No one in the pickup was wearing a seatbelt.
Sarah Kester, 42, of Middleton, ID, was driving westbound on State Highway 44 in a 2002 GMC van. Also in the van were six children. Kester drove into the back of Harris' vehicle. Kester and one of the children were transported by air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. The other five children were not transported to any medical facilities from the crash scene. All occupants in the vehicle were wearing safety restraints.
Alcohol is not a factor in this crash. The investigation is continuing by Cpl. M. Nauman with assistance from Tpr. K. Beckner and Canyon County Sheriff's Office.
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