Motorcycle crash on SH-51 near the Nevada border

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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: 08/24/13 4:07 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Saturday, August 24, 2013, at approximately 3:50 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a motorcycle crash on SH-51 at milepost 5, on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. Troy Thomas, 24, of Owyhee, Nevada, was southbound on SH-51 on a 1993 Suzuki motorcycle. Thomas swerved to avoid a cow in the road, and lost control of the motorcycle and crashed. Thomas was taken to the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise by air ambulance. Thomas was not wearing a helmet. There was no road blockage. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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