2 vehicle injury crash near Wendell

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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: August 27, 2015 3:10 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, August 27, 2015, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash on Interstate 84 at milepost 151, west of Wendell.

Jordan Phillips, 28, of Boise, was driving eastbound in a 1997 Mercedes passenger car. Pinchuk Oleksandr, 32, of Orangevale, California, was also eastbound in a 2011 Volvo semi truck. The Mercedes struck the back of the semi.

Phillips passengers, Nikoa Phillips, 32, of Boise, and an infant, were transported via ground ambulance to North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding, Idaho. All occupants were wearing seatbelts. There was no blockage due to the crash.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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