Sunday, November 12, 2017

** Update** Crash Blocking in Jerome County

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 11/12/17 9:05 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

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On Saturday, November 11, 2017, at approximately 9:29 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash at the intersection of 150 W and 100 N, in Jerome County.

Shentasha L. Bybee, 20, of Rexburg, was driving a 2007 BMW 328 northbound on 150 W. Luis V. Ortiz Vega, 48, of Jerome, was driving a 2006 Dodge Caravan eastbound on 100 N. Bybee failed to yield for a stop sign and collided with Ortiz Vega's vehicle.

Bybee was transported via ground ambulance to St. Luke's in Jerome. Bybee and her passengers Michael J. Wornell, 29, of Twin Falls, along with Cole A. Hatcher, 23, of Jerome, were transported via air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

Ortiz Vega and two juveniles were transported via air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. One Juvenile was transported to St. Luke's in Jerome. One juvenile succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Martina E. Rivera Sandoval, 44, of Jerome, succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

Next of kin have been notified.

The intersection was blocked for approximately five and a half hours.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police was assisted by Jerome Police Department, Jerome Sheriff's Office, Jerome County Rural Fire Department, Magic Valley paramedics, Life Flight Network, and Air Saint Luke's.

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***Update***

The intersection of 150 West and 100 North in Jerome County is no longer blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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Idaho State Police is investigating a crash at 150 West and 100 North in Jerome County. The intersection is completely blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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