Two-vehicle crash SH19 @15.8, west of Caldwell

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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: 9/29/2015 3:36 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash on SH-19 at milepost 15.8, at the intersection of Simplot Boulevard and Pinto Lane, west of Caldwell.

William Maxwell, 23, of Homedale, was eastbound on SH-19 in a 1993 Kenworth truck, turning left onto Pinto Lane. Shawn Albano, 26, of Pocatello, was westbound in a 2001 Dodge Neon. While Maxwell was negotiating the turn, the Dodge struck the back of the Kenworth.

All occupants were wearing their seatbelts. A passenger in the Dodge Neon was transported to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise by ground ambulance. The westbound lane was blocked for approximately two hours.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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