Injury Crash US95 milepost 283.5

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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: 08/15/2021 4:05 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

On August 15th, 2021 at approximately 11:31 AM, Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle crash southbound US95 at milepost 283.5, near Winchester,Idaho in Lewis County.

Marc D. Fischer, 20, of Nezperce,Idaho, was traveling southbound on US95 when he fell asleep, failing to negotiate a curve, driving off the southbound side of the roadway and down an embankment. The vehicle rolled and caught fire, starting a small brush fire. The fire was extinguished, and the driver was transported to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston,Idaho.

Both northbound and southbound lanes of US95 were intermittently closed. All lanes are now open.
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