Saturday, June 20, 2015

One Vehicle Crash Blocks Interstate for Two Hours

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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: 6-20-2015 1:20pm
Please direct questions to the District Office


On Saturday, June 20, 2015, at 10:05 am, the Idaho State Police investigated a one vehicle crash on Interstate 84, near mile marker 33. Korissa Handy, 44 from Gig Harbor, WA, was travelling east on the Interstate in a Dodge Ram pulling a horse trailer. Handy left the roadway and went into the median. The truck and trailer jackknifed. The truck traveled back up the embankment and into the westbound lanes, blocking the left westbound lane. Both Handy and her passenger, Melanie Santos, 31 from Tacoma, WA, were wearing seatbelts. The left lane, westbound, was blocked for approximately 2 hours. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.





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