Wednesday, May 30, 2018

*Correction* Crash Westbound Interstate 84 at exit 38, Garrity

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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: 5/30/2018 7:43 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

***Correction***

J Refugio Martinez was driving a 2006 Ford Mustang, not a Ford Fiesta.

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On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at approximately 4:02 P.M., Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle, injury crash on Interstate 84, at milepost 38, in Nampa.

Tiana Patterson, 21, of Caldwell, Idaho, was driving westbound in a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Joseph Crust, 37, of Nampa, Idaho, was driving westbound in a 1996 GMC pickup truck. Both Patterson and Crust were slowing when J Refugio Martinez, 26, of Kuna, Idaho, driving a 2011 Ford Fiesta, collided into Crust's vehicle, which then collided into Patterson's vehicle.

Martinez was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Nampa. Patterson was wearing her seatbelt, Crust and Martinez were not. The interstate was blocked for approximately an hour and twenty minutes.

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***Update***

All lanes are back opened. More will be released when available

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Idaho State Police is currently investigating an injury crash on westbound Interstate 84 at exit 38, Garrity. There is blockage to the right three lanes including the Garrity off ramp. More information will be released when available.

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