Injury Crash near Emmett

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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: Monday- September 19, 2016 2:35 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Monday, September 19, 2016, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle, injury crash on SH-16 near milepost 109, near the Gem County / Ada County line.

Morgan Meadows, 20, of Nampa was driving northbound in a 2013 Ford Edge. The Ford crossed center line and struck a 1998 Honda Accord driven by Michael Sanders, 29, of Emmett. The Honda was pushed backward and struck 2014 Kia Sorrento, driven by Melissa Harris, 33, of Emmett.

Meadows was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported via ground ambulance to Valor Health in Emmett. Meadows' passenger, Hailee Meadows, 18, of Nampa, was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported via air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Michael Sanders was wearing a seatbelt and was transported via ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus in Boise. Harris was wearing her seatbelt and was not transported.

The lanes were blocked for approximately three hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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