Friday, June 19, 2020

Update 2: Crash Blocking EB I84@217.5 East of Burley

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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: 06/19/20 9:24 A.M.
Please direct questions to the District Office

***Update 2***

On June 19, 2020, at approximately 5:20 A.M., Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle property damage crash on eastbound I84 at milepost 217, east of Burley.

Michael Niemann, 35, of Twin Falls, was driving eastbound on I84 in a 2016 International semi-truck pulling one trailer. Niemann drove off the left shoulder, overcorrected, and struck the guardrail. The semi-truck overturned on the driver's side in the eastbound lanes of travel. Niemann was wearing a seatbelt.

Eastbound I84 was completely blocked for approximately four hours.

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***Update***

All lanes are open.

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Idaho State Police is on scene of a crash at eastbound I84@217.5, just east of Burley. All eastbound lanes are blocked.

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