Sunday, June 11, 2017

Crash near Wendell Claims One.

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 06/11/17 9:00 pm
Please direct questions to the District Office


On Sunday, June 11, 2017, at approximately 4:37 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a crash on I84, near milepost 158, near Wendell.

Karol Grenier, 66, of Emmett, was traveling westbound in a 2002 Mazda Tribute. Grenier went off the left shoulder, overcorrected, went off the right shoulder, and traveled through a fence where the vehicle rolled. Grenier was ejected and was being transported by air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID when she succumbed to her injuries.

Multiple juveniles were wearing their seatbelts and were not transported. Lanes of travel were blocked for approximately one hour.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. Gooding County Sherriff's Office assisted.


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