High Speed Crash Sends One to Hospital in Pocatello

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 1

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: 8/12/2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On August 12, 2020, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a crash in Pocatello, ID.

Marita G. Gonzales, 26, of Pocatello, was driving southbound on Garrett Way at excessive speeds in a 2003 Cadillac DeVille. Gonzales went through the intersection of Garrett Way and E. Gould St., continuing southbound onto N. 3rd Ave. Gonzales hit a parked commercial vehicle near the intersection of N. 3rd Ave. and E. Day St., then rolled the vehicle. Prior to the crash, Gonzales had fled from a Bannock County Sheriff's Deputy, who had discontinued the pursuit.

Gonzales was not wearing a seatbelt, and was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, ID.

The crash investigation is continuing.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho