ISP investigates two-vehicle crash east of Star

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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: 03/10/16 1:30 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On March 9, 2016, at 7:01 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash on State Highway 44, just east of the intersection of State Highway 16, east of Star. Julianne Holmes, 47, of Kuna, was westbound on SH-44 in a Ford Focus. Lew House, 51, of Caldwell, was eastbound in a Ford Explorer. Holmes crossed over the center line, and struck House's vehicle. The Focus came to rest in the eastbound lane, and the Explorer continued off the roadway onto the right shoulder.

Lew House, his passenger, Carmen House, 44, also of Caldwell, and one juvenile occupant were transported via ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Eagle Health Plaza. Julianne Holmes was transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

All of the occupants of the vehicles were wearing their seatbelts. The eastbound lanes of Highway 44 were blocked for approximately one and a half hours while emergency crews worked to clear the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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