Monday, July 8, 2013

***Update***Single Vehicle Roll Over on I84 near Burley

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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: July 8, 2013 at 9:31 pm
Please direct questions to the District Office


***UPDATE***

Passengers were Kayla Pennington,18, of Nampa and Joshua Pennington, 15, of Nampa.
All subjects were wearing seatbelts with the exception of Joshua Pennington.

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On July 8,2013, at aproximately 5:41 pm, Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle roll-over crash on Interstate 84 at milepost 224 in Cassia County.

Brian Pennington, 42, of Nampa, was driving west on Interstate 84 in a white 2000 Mercury Mountaineer with passengers Stephanie Pennington, 39, of Nampa, and their two minor children. The tread from one of the tires separated from the tire. The vehicle veered left. Pennington over-corrected and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled and came to rest on the right shoulder of the Interstate.

The driver and all passengers were transported by ground ambulance to the Cassia Regional Medical Center in Burley, ID.

The right lane was blocked for approximately 2 hours.

It is unknown if seatbelts were worn. The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.


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