Friday, July 8, 2011

Fatal crash on US95 near Parma.

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Region 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford, Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 07/08/2011 5:00 a.m.
Contact: Tpr. Tulleners

On Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 11:23 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle fatality crash on US Highway 95 at milepost 53, near Parma.

Sloane Weldon, 16, of Weiser, was traveling eastbound on US Highway 20 in a 1996 Saturn passenger car. Upon approaching the intersection at Anderson Corner Sloane failed to stop at a stop sign. Richard Jordan, 29, of Parma, was traveling southbound on US Highway 95 in a 2008 Dodge 2500 pickup, pulling a horse trailer. Richard was unable to stop as Sloan's vehicle entered the intersection, striking her on the driver side.

Sloan's vehicle came to rest in the roadway approximately 80 yards south of the intersection. Richard's vehicle came to rest in a field in the southeast corner of the intersection, with the trailer coming to rest in the same field upside down. The trailer was holding 4 horses that were transported to a veterinarian clinic with unknown injuries.

Sloane and two of her passengers, Rebecca and Elizabeth Cole, were pronounced deceased at the scene. Benson Richardson, also a passenger, was taken by air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He is currently in critical condition. Richard Jordan also had three passengers, Hope Jordan, 25 of Parma, and two young children. The two children were transported by ground ambulance as a precaution and have since been released.

Notifications have been made to the family's involved with assistance from Leadership of the Weiser LDS Church.

The area surrounding the intersection was blocked for approximately six hours.

The crash is still under investigation by Tpr. Tulleners with assistance from Sgt. Cagle, Cpl. Eller, Sr. Tpr. Carmack, Sr. Tpr. Grothaus, Chaplain Rutzen, Payette County Police, Wilder Police Department, Parma Police, Fire, and EMS, Canyon County Police and EMS, Nyssa Police Department, Canyon County Coroner, and Idaho Transportation Department.

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