*** Final Update *** Two-Vehicle Crash on US20 at Lon Davis Road between Parma and Notus

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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: 5/04/14 1:35 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

***** Final Update *****

On Saturday, May 3, 2014, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash on US20 near Purple Sage Road, in Canyon County, Idaho.

Eloy Montoya, 74 of Parma, was driving a 2011 Chevy Malibu travelling west on US20-26. Spook C. Meras, 25 of Notus, was driving a 1993 Acura Legacy east on US20-26. For unknown reasons, Meras drove into the westbound lane of travel and struck Montoya head-on. Montoya, his wife Tillie, 75 of Parma, Meras, and his two juvenile passengers were transported to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Tillie Montoya succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. The Montoyas' and Meras' two juvenile passengers were wearing seatbelts, Meras was not.

The eastbound and westbound lanes of US20 were closed for approximately three hours.

The crash is still under investigation of the Idaho State Police with the assistance of the Canyon County Sheriff's Office.


***** Update *****

All lanes of US20 at Lon Davis Road are open. More information will be released when available.

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Idaho State Police is currently investigating a two-vehicle injury crash on US20 at Lon Davis Road, approximately two miles west of Notus, ID.

The eastbound and westbound lanes on US20 are blocked at Lon Davis Road. Traffic is being diverted to Purple Sage Road on the east side of the crash and Don Lane on the west side of the crash. Please avoid the area if possible. More information will be released when available.

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