78-year-old man airlifted to Saint Alphonsus after crash on I-84

A 78-year-old Payette man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near New Plymouth on Wednesday.

Kiersten Nielsen, 35, a resident of Provo, Utah, was traveling in the westbound lane in a 2005 Honda Odyssey minivan when she got a flat tire. She lost control of the van and struck a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 truck driven by Dennis Croner. His truck went off the left shoulder of the road, rolled into the median and came to rest right side up, according to a release from the Idaho State Police.

Croner was transported by air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the ISP release.

Nielsen was wearing a seat belt, according to police. The crash is under investigation by ISP.

This is a breaking news story that the Idaho Statesman will update later today.

This story was originally published July 31, 2019 at 2:22 PM.

Ruth Brown

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Reporter Ruth Brown covers the criminal justice and correctional systems in Idaho. She focuses on breaking news, public safety and social justice. Prior to coming to the Idaho Statesman, she was a reporter at the Idaho Press-Tribune, the Bakersfield Californian and the Idaho Falls Post Register.