One vehicle crash on SH-51 near Riddle, in Owyhee County

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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: 8/27/2015 2:25 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at approximately 9:02 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, injury crash northbound SH-51 at milepost 27.3 in Owyhee County.

Cy Garner, 40, of Meridian, was northbound on SH-51 near Riddle in a 2004 Honda Accord. The Accord went off the right shoulder of the road on a curve, overcorrected, went off the left shoulder and rolled. The vehicle came to rest off the left side of the roadway.

Garner was transported to the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise by air ambulance. Garner was wearing his seatbelt. The road was blocked for approximately three-and-a-half hours.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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