Sunday, July 28, 2019

*Final Update* Fatal Crash Interstate 84 Near Milepost 11, South of 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: 7/29/2019 12:37 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

**Final Update**

On Sunday, July 28, 2019, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatal crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 11, south of New Plymouth. Jon Michael Cason, 28, of Snyder, TX was driving eastbound on Interstate 84 in a 2005 Ford Pickup. Cason drove off the right shoulder, overcorrected, came back on the road and went off into the median. The vehicle overturned and came to rest in the westbound lane of travel. Cason and a passenger, Joseph Sykes, 33, of Bruneau, ID, were ejected from the vehicle. Sykes succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash.

Next of kin has been notified. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt.

Cason was transported by ground ambulance to Saint Luke's Medical Plaza in Fruitland, and then later transported by ground ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

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**End of Update**

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 12, south of New Plymouth. The left east and westbound lanes are blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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