Monday, April 17, 2017

Final Update - Crash Blocks Interstate 84 West of Hazelton - photo now available

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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: 4/17/2017 at 11:13 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

*****Final Update*****

Family notifications have been made. The driver was Joe Townley Jr, age 78, of Anderson, California. The passenger was Mark Zahler, age 57, of Brooklyn, New York.

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On April 16, 2017, at approximately 11:39 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a commercial vehicle rollover crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 184, west of Hazelton.

The commercial vehicle was driving westbound on Interstate 84, when the driver had a medical emergency. The semi drifted into the median, continued across the eastbound lanes of travel, and rolled. The semi came to rest on the eastbound shoulder, blocking the westbound lane of the frontage road, south of Interstate 84. The driver succumbed to their injuries at the time of the crash. Names of the driver and passenger will be released when next of kin notification has been made.

The eastbound and westbound lanes of the frontage road are blocked and will continue to be blocked for an extended period of time for cleanup. The driver and passenger of the commercial vehicle were wearing their seatbelts. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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*****Update*****

The eastbound lane of the frontage road, south of Interstate 84 at milepost 184 is no longer blocked.

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*****Update*****

The right lane of eastbound Interstate 84 is no longer blocked. The frontage road south of eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 184 is completely blocked at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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The Idaho State Police is currently investigating a commercial vehicle crash eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 184, west of Hazelton. The right lane of eastbound travel is blocked at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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