Tuesday, July 6, 2010

1 Vehicle Rollover Crash Near Bliss

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Region 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897
For further information, contact Capt. Robert Storm at (208) 324-6000 or (208) 736-3070

For Immediate Release: 07/05/2010 02:00 am
Contact: Sr Trooper A. Bingham

On July 5, 2010 at approximately 3:28pm the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle rollover crash that occurred on I84 near milepost 134, near Bliss, ID. James Richard Brinkerhoff, 40, of Boise was driving eastbound on I84 in a Ford Excursion. He lost control of his vehicle and went into the median. The vehicle overturned ejecting three of the five occupants.

Karen Brinkerhoff was transported by Life Fight to Saint Alphonsus in Boise and is listed in critical condition. The four remaining occupants were transported by ambulance to the Gooding County Memorial Hospital. Richard Brinkerhoff was later transported by air to Saint Alphonsus and is in stable condition. One of the three remaining occupants at Gooding Memorial was later transported to St. Lukes Medical Center in Boise and his condition is unknown. The other two remaining were treated and released. Safety restraints were not in use at the time of the crash.

One westbound lane of I84 was closed for approximately one hour for emergency vehicles. The Idaho State Police were assisted at the scene by Gooding County Sheriff�s Office and Gooding County paramedics. The crash is still under investigation by Trooper Bingham of the Idaho State Police.

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