Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Injury Crash US95@280.4

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 2 Patrol 2700 North and South Highway Lewiston, ID 83501-1732
(208) 799-5151
Fax (208) 799-5146

For Immediate Release: 02/28/17 11:00 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

On February 28th, 2017 at approximately 5:05 PM, an injury crash occurred on US95 near milepost 280.4, just north of Winchester,ID. A white 1997 Honda Civic driven by a 17-year old juvenile, lost control of his vehicle and went left of center striking a southbound vehicle. The southbound vehicle was a white 2011 Ford F350 pickup driven by Samuel R. Ruggles (31 years). The Ford pickup then struck the guardrail on the west shoulder and rolled approximately 100 feet down the embankment. The roadway was blocked for approximately 4-hours during the recovery of the pickup. All occupants were wearing their seatbelts. The Honda Civic had a 15-year old juvenile passenger. The investigation continues.

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