Two vehicle crash on US-91 in Chubbuck

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Idaho State Police
District 5 5205 South 5th Ave.
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-2299
(208) 236-6466 FAX: (208) 236-6068

For Immediate Release: 5/13/2016 3:27 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, May 13, 2016, at approximately 1:07 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash northbound on US-91 at milepost 81.5, the intersection of Yellowstone and Siphon in Chubbuck.

Richard Phillips, 27, of Pocatello was northbound on US-91 in a 1988 Kenworth T800. A juvenile was westbound on Siphon Road in a 2004 GMC Sierra. The juvenile failed to yield at a stop sign. When the GMC entered the intersection, it was struck by the Kenworth on the driver's side. The Kenworth came to rest in the northbound turn lane. The GMC came to rest in the northbound lane of travel.

The juvenile, along with a juvenile passenger, was transported to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello by ground ambulance. The northbound lanes of travel were blocked for approximately one hour.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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