Monday, June 23, 2014

Update - Four Vehicle Crash on Interstate 84 Near Nampa

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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: 06/23/2014 at 2:00 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

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Shepherd and McNutt were both transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Nampa Health Plaza in Nampa. Shepherd was cited for inattentive/careless driving.

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On June 23, 2014, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a four-vehicle crash eastbound on Interstate 84 at milepost 33, near Nampa. Andrea Shepherd, age 26 of Twin Falls, ID, was traveling eastbound in a 1999 Subaru Legacy. Traffic had slowed when Shepherd failed to yield and struck a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. Thad Harris, age 35 of Caldwell, ID, swerved his Jeep Wrangler and came to rest in the median. Shepherd's vehicle then struck a 2013 Chrysler 200. Rebecca McNutt, age 30 of Caldwell, ID, was traveling eastbound in the Chrysler when she struck a 2007 Honda Accord. The Honda, driven by Randall Jensen, age 62 of Ontario, OR, came to rest on the median shoulder.

Shepherd's vehicle came to rest in the left lane of the interstate and the lane was blocked for approximately one hour while crews worked to clear the scene.

Shepherd and McNutt were transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus in Nampa. The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.



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