Injury Crash on the Connector

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 04/08/2015 12:08
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Wednesday, April 08, 2015, at 8:01 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle injury crash on the connector, eastbound Interstate 184 at milepost 2, just west of Curtis.

Morgan R. Benson, 22 years old, of Idaho Falls, was driving east on Interstate 184 in a 2011 Nissan Altima when she lost control of the vehicle , drove off the left shoulder and struck a concrete barrier. The vehicle traveled across 3 lanes of traffic, went off the right shoulder, through a right-of-way fence. It continued 400 feet into a field before coming to rest at a ditch embankment. Benson was wearing a seatbelt and was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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