Crash on SH55 North of Horseshoe Bend Sends One to the Hospital

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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: 08/26/16 11:10 p.pm
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, August 26, 2016, at approximately 3:18 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle crash on State Highway 55 at milepost 69, north of Horseshoe Bend. Richard Engelhardt, 58, of Eagle, was driving northbound in a 1990 Freightliner, when he drifted off the north shoulder, overcorrected, crossed over the southbound lane, and went down the embankment. Engelhardt's vehicle partly landed in the Payette River. Traffic was down to one lane for approximately three hours and completely blocked for approximately two hours while the vehicle was removed. All lanes of travel were open at 8:18 p.m.

Engelhardt was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus in Eagle. It is unknown if he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. This crash is under investigation.

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