Commercial vehicle crash near Bliss

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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: 02/23/2017 10:45 am
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, February 23, 2017, at approximately 4:49 am, Idaho State Police investigated a two commercial vehicle crash on Interstate 84 at milepost 142, near Bliss. Ronik Hartonia, 60 years old, of Glendale, California, was driving eastbound in a 2009 Freightliner hauling a box trailer. Angel Ponce, 49 years old, of Los Angeles, California, was driving eastbound in a 2014 Kenworth. Hartonia's vehicle jackknifed in the lane of travel and Ponce's vehicle struck Hartonia's vehicle causing the eastbound lanes to be blocked. Hartonia and Ponce were both wearing seatbelts. The lanes were blocked for approximately three hours as crews cleared the scene.

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