Vehicle Vs. Train Crash in Nampa

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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: 02/20/16 03:45 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On February 20, 2016, at approximately 9:03 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash at North Midland Boulevard and West Railroad Street in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Vanessa Guillen, 25, of Notus, was traveling south on Midland Boulevard in a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am. Guillen drove around the railroad crossing arms and was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific train. The Pontiac spun off the road, striking a large electrical box. The crossing arms were down and active at the time of the crash. Guillen was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. The road was blocked for approximately three hours.

This crash remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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