2 vehicle injury crash near New Plymouth

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 2:30 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, October 06, 2015, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash on Highway 52 at SE 1st street, east of New Plymouth.

Brandon Walton, 19, of Emmett, was driving westbound on SE 1st street in a 1996 Chevrolet pickup. Walton failed to yield at the stop sign and pulled into the intersection, where the pickup was struck by a 1996 Kenworth semi driven by Michael Vogel, 45, of Cambridge.

Walton was transported via air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise; he was not wearing his seatbelt. Vogel wearing a seatbelt and was not transported.

The lanes were partially blocked for four and a half hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

HG/KB

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