Update - Crash Blocks Westbound Interstate 84 East of Mountain Home

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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: 11/26/2017 at 6:47 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

****Update****

On November 26, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 105, east of Mountain Home.

Sarah Hill, 31, of Boise, ID, was driving westbound in a 2005 Honda CRV. Mark Couch, 62, of Henderson, TX, was driving westbound in a 2017 Toyota Rav4 when he slowed for traffic. Hill struck Couch from behind, overcorrected, and rolled her vehicle. Hill's vehicle came to rest on its side blocking the westbound left lane of travel. The left lane of travel is no longer blocked.

Hill and Couch were wearing their seatbelts. The left lane of travel was blocked for approximately one and a half hours while crews worked to clear the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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The Idaho State Police is currently investigating a crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 105, east of Mountain Home. The left lane of travel is blocked at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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