Monday, February 14, 2011

02/11/11 Crash in Lincoln County - Update

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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: 02-14-2011 at 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Idaho State Police Lt. Kevin Haight or Lincoln County Sheriff Kevin Ellis

*** Update: Correction time of crash was approximately 5:16 p.m.

On February 11, 2011, at approximately 9:16 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash that occurred at 150 E and 520 N, in Lincoln County, Idaho.
SIRCOMM received a call regarding a suicidal subject, Curt Trowbridge, 30, of Twin Falls, Idaho. Trowbridge was located by a Lincoln County Deputy. There was a short traffic pursuit during which Trowbridge rammed a police vehicle. The traffic pursuit continued until Trowbridge crashed his vehicle, a 2006 Nissan Titan pickup. Trowbridge then stabbed himself multiple times. He was transported by air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, for his stab wounds. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Jerome County Sheriff's Office and Shoshone Police Department assisted Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at the scene of the crash.
The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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