*FINAL UPDATE* Crash on SH-16 Blocking Traffic

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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: 07/28/16 05:00 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office


*****FINAL UPDATE*****

On Thursday, July 28,2016, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash on SH-16 at mile marker 110, near Emmett.

Lonnie Sellars, 59, of Emmett, was driving northbound on SH-16 in a Subaru station wagon. Sellars vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup, driven by Katelyn Womack, 21, of Emmett. Upon impact, Womack's vehicle went off the right shoulder of the southbound lane, coming to rest on its top. Sellars' vehicle came to rest in the middle of the road.

Womack was transported via ground ambulance to Valor Health in Emmett. Sellars succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Both parties were wearing their seatbelts. Notification has been made to the next of kin.

Both lanes of travel were blocked for approximately two and a half hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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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: 07/28/16 03:05 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office


*****UPDATE*****

All lanes of travel are now open. More information will be released as it becomes available.


NG/SC

*****END OF UPDATE*****

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

For Immediate Release: 07/28/16 01:25 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office


The Idaho State Police is currently investigating a crash on SH-16 at mile marker 110, near Emmett. The highway is blocked at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.


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