Injury Crash off Golf Course Road in Jerome County

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: November 27, 2015 11:50 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office


On Friday, November 27, 2015, at approximately 7:45 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash at 500 Golf Course Road, north of the Jerome Country Club in Jerome County.

Maneesia McConnell, 20, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was driving eastbound on 500 South in a 1996 Ford Contour. Robert Kinghorn, 57, of Jerome, Idaho, was driving southbound on Golf Course Road in a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek. McConnell failed to stop at the stop sign and was struck by Kinghorn's vehicle.

McConnell was transported via personal vehicle to Saint Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, and Kinghorn was transported via ground ambulance to Saint Luke's in Jerome. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.

The lanes were blocked at 500 Golf Course Road for approximately an hour and a half while crews worked to clear the scene.
The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

JC/KS


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