Single Vehicle Semi Crash Blocks Southbound I15 at Milepost 119

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Idaho State Police

District 6 1540 Foote Dr.

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828

(208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294

For Immediate Release: 08/19/2013 10:33 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On August 19, 2013, at approximately 3:42 p.m., Idaho State police investigated a crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15, near the 119 on ramp, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Rayman M. Saddatov, 25, of Dayton, OH, was driving on the ramp from westbound US 20, onto southbound Interstate 15 in a 2014 Kenworth commercial vehicle, pulling a 2014 Stoughton trailer. Saddatov failed to negotiate the curve of the ramp. The truck overturned onto Interstate 15.

Southbound traffic is currently being diverted from Interstate 15 at milepost 135, into Roberts and onto US 20, as recovery crews work to right the truck and clean the crash site.

The crash investigation is continuing.

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Posted in District 6 - Eastern Idaho