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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Region 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford, Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520
For Immediate Release: 10/12/09 14:20
Contact: Captain Wills
US26 is now open in both directions after a fuel tanker overturned just west of the overpass on I84 at Milepost 141 near Bliss. At approximately 6:10 am, Russell Sherman, 49, of Filer, missed his turnoff to Hagerman and attempted an unlawful u-turn at the Bliss exit. He was unable to execute the turn and the Kenworth tractor and Beall trailer separated. The trailer flipped one and a half times landing off the roadway. 1000 gallons of fuel have leaked into the dirt. US26 was closed for approximately eight hours as the Idaho State Police, with the assistance of the R5 Regional Hazmat Team and Gooding County Sheriff Department, investigated.
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