Saturday, November 12, 2011

One vehicle crash sends four to hospital

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

For Immediate Release: 11/12/11 6:00 pm
Contact: Trooper Stradling

On Saturday November 12, 2011, at approximately 3:00 pm, the Idaho State Police investigated a one vehicle injury crash westbound on Interstate 84 at milepost 250. Ronald Kimbrough, 64, of Great Bend, Kansas, was headed westbound in a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass when, for unknown reasons, he went off the right shoulder. Kimbrough overcorrected, causing the vehicle to skid sideways across the westbound lanes and into the median where it rolled. The vehicle came to rest on the left shoulder partially blocking the eastbound lane of Interstate 84. The eastbound lanes of traffic were blocked for approximately an hour for Life Flight to land. Kimbrough was taken by Life Flight to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello with unknown injuries. Kimbrough's three passengers, James Kimbrough, 33, of Stafford, KS, Caroline Huffman, 34, of Macksville, KS and Roxie Shrode, 55 of Great Bend, KS were all taken by ground ambulance to Cassia Regional Medical Center in Burley with unknown injuries. It is unknown if the driver and passengers were wearing seatbelts. Weather was not a factor in the crash.

The crash is under investigation by Trooper Stradling of the Idaho State Police.

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