Saturday, April 22, 2017

**Correction** Fatality Crash W. Homedale Road and Farmway Road, near Caldwell

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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: 04/22/2017 1:00 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office


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The media release about the fatality crash that occurred yesterday, April 21, 2017, at the intersection of W. Homedale Road and Farmway Road near Caldwell, contained the name of the juvenile driver of the 2000 Ford Expedition. The name and age of the juvenile driver should not have been included in the media release. We apologize for this and ask that any news agencies please refrain from using the name and age in subsequent reports. Thank you for your cooperation.

DRK / TM

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Corrected Release:

On Friday, April 21, 2017, at approximately 7:08 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash at W. Homedale Road and Farmway Road, near Caldwell. A juvenile was driving a 2000 Ford Expedition westbound on Homedale Road and failed to stop at a stop sign. Angel Camacho-Gonzalez, 29, of Caldwell, in a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire was southbound on Farmway Road. Camacho-Gonzalez collided with the Expedition and both vehicles went off the roadway onto the shoulder. Camacho-Gonzalez succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash.

The juvenile driver of the Expedition was transported by ground ambulance to West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell. It's unknown if either driver were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The intersection was blocked for the investigation of the crash for approximately 4 hours.




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