Crash State Highway 45 at Locust Lane in 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: 9/14/15 11:15 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Monday, September 14, 2015, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 45 at Locust Lane, in Nampa, ID.

Vanessa M. Renteria, 16, of Nampa, was driving a 2000 Plymouth Neon. Canyon County Deputy Christopher W. Little, 47, of Caldwell, was driving a 2014 Ford Explorer. Renteria stopped for the stop sign at the intersection of State Highway 45 at Locust Lane then proceeded into the intersection. Deputy Little was traveling southbound on State Highway 45 and the vehicles collided in the intersection. Deputy Little's vehicle rolled and came to rest on the right shoulder. Renteria's vehicle also stopped on the right shoulder. Both Renteria and Deputy Little were wearing their seatbelts. Deputy Little was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, in Nampa.

The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.

KS /KJ
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