2 veh crash I84 near mp 33

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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: August 27, 2012 6:30pm

Please direct questions to the District Office

On August 27, 2012, at 3:07 pm, Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 33.

Tyler Torgerson, 61 years, of Middleton, was westbound in a 1989 Ford Festiva. Torgerson slowed for traffic. Joshua Slick, 25, of Fredericksburg,Iowa, in a 2007 Peterbuilt tractor-trailer also traveling west, struck the back of the Festiva, causing it to spin several times into the median.

Torgerson was transported by ground ambulance to West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell. The lanes were partially blocked for about 2 1/2 hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

The investigation is continuing.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho