Final Update - Multiple Crashes on Interstate 84 Near Payette

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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: 12/15/2017 at 4:10 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office


On December 15, 2017, at 8:44 am, Idaho State Police investigated five crashes on I-84 in Payette County. Details are as follows:

- A single vehicle crash eastbound I-84 at mile marker 13.5:
o Nicholas D. Clem, 32, of Nampa, ID, was driving a 2002 Ford F250 pulling a car dolly. He was not transported.

- A single vehicle crash eastbound I-84 at mile marker 13:
o Frederick J. Nungaray, 60, of Ontario, OR, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. Frederick and his passenger Sylvia Nungaray, 62, also from Ontario, OR, was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

- A multi-vehicle crash westbound on I-84 at mile marker 6:
o A New Plymouth Quick Response Unit was involved and the driver was transported to St. Luke?s in Fruitland.
o Marissa E. Bradsher, 36, of Nampa, ID, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado. She was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Ontario, OR.
o Kolby D. Fuller, 26, of Meridian, ID, was driving a 2005 Ford F350 pulling a trailer. He was not transported.
o Kyle Ward, approximate age 20, was driving a 2002 Subaru Legacy. He was transported to Saint Luke?s in Fruitland, ID.

- A two-vehicle crash westbound I-84 at mile marker 6.2:
o Jaafar K. Jaafar, 38, of Boise, ID, was driving a 2012 GMC van. He and his passenger Maher Mahmood, 51, of Boise, ID were not transported.
o Helena E. M. Gilbert, 45, of Caldwell, ID, was driving a 2018 Kia Soul. She was not transported.

- A single-vehicle crash eastbound I84 at mile marker 6:
o Benjamin A. Smith, 20, of Payette, ID, was driving a 1992 Toyota van. He was transported to St. Luke?s in Fruitland, ID.

The westbound lanes of I84 were blocked for approximately two and half hours. These crashes are under investigation by The Idaho State Police.

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The lanes of westbound Interstate 84 are no longer blocked.

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At this time, both lanes of westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 9 are blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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At this time, the Idaho State Police are investigating multiple crashes on Interstate 84 between mileposts 3 and 13, near Payette. Troopers are advising of black ice on the roadway up to milepost 17. Motorists are encouraged to use caution when driving through the area. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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