Property Damage Crash US95 @322.5, North of Lewiston

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CASE #: L12000719
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DATE: 9/18/12 TIME: 1:35 PM LOCATION: SB US95@322.5, North of Lewiston
ASSISTING AGENCIES: Idaho State Police, Lewiston Fire/Medical, Genesee Fire/Med, Nez Perce County Sheriffs Office
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VEHICLE #1
DRIVER: Kirsty A. Walsh
AGE: 21
ADDRESS: Moscow, ID
INJURIES?: No
VEHICLE YEAR: 2004
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru VEHICLE MODEL: Legacy
WRECKER: Forest Wrecking
SEATBELTS WORN?: Yes
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VEHICLE #2
DRIVER: James A. Knecht
AGE: 52
ADDRESS: Genesee, ID
INJURIES?: No
VEHICLE YEAR: 2007
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevy VEHICLE MODEL: Silverado Pickup
WRECKER: none
SEATBELTS WORN?: Yes
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INCIDENT NARRATIVE: Walsh was travelling southbound on US95 when she began to drift into the center median. Walsh steered back onto the roadway and overcorrected, losing control of the Subaru. The Subaru left the roadway again and crossed through the center median. The Subaru rolled once when it entered the northbound lane and struck the Chevy Silverado head-on.



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