Two vehicle injury crash SB SH55 at milepost 13, south of Nampa

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

For Immediate Release: 03/1/2015 3:40am
Please direct questions to the District Office
On February 28,2015 at approximately 11:44 pm, Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash southbound SH55 at milepost 13.1, south of Nampa. Jose Contreras, 33 of Caldwell, was traveling eastbound on Florida in a 1993 Toyota Privia Van. Jorge Blanco, 18 of Nampa, was traveling southbound on SH55 in a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Contreras failed to stop at the stop sign. Blanco collided into Contreras in the intersection. Both vehicles traveled east off the roadway into a dirt pullout.
Contreras was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus in Boise. Contreras was not wearing his seatbelt. Blanco was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. The lanes were temporarily blocked by emergency personnel. The crash is still under investigation.

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