Sunday, May 31, 2020

FINAL UPDATE: Two Vehicle Crash Eastbound Interstate 84, West of 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: 05/31/2020 3:55PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

Final Update:

On Sunday May 31, 2020, at 10:44AM, Idaho State Police investigated a crash eastbound Interstate 84 near mile marker 134, west of Bliss.

Jaime Morales Juarez, 28, of Gooding, ID was traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in a Lincoln town car. Steven McGraw, 44, of Houma, LA was traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in a Peterbilt semi-truck. Morales Juarez was in the process of passing McGraw, when his vehicle lost control and sideswiped McGraw's vehicle. Morales Juarez drove underneath the semi-truck and his vehicle dragged before losing control into the median and rolling.

Morales Juarez was not wearing a seatbelt. McGraw was wearing a seatbelt. Morales Juarez was transported to St Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, in Boise via air ambulance.

The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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Idaho State Police is investigating a crash eastbound Interstate 84 at mile marker 134, west of Bliss. The left lane is currently blocked.

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