Crash Eastbound On I86 West Of Chubbuck

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5205 South 5th Ave.

Pocatello, Idaho 83204-2299

(208) 236-6466 FAX: (208) 236-6068

For Immediate Release: 10/20/2016 2pm

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 11:07am, Idaho State Police investigated a non-injury crash eastbound on I86 at mile marker 54, west of Chubbuck.

Victor R. Butler, 32, of Homestead, FL was driving eastbound on I86 in a 2017 Freightliner semi truck hauling a trailer. Butler attempted to use the emergency cross over and was struck by a 2016 Toyota Tundra, driven by Austin R. Webb, 37, of Idaho Falls, who was also traveling eastbound on I86.

Butler, Webb, and Butler's passenger, Hakeen A. Mixson, 33, of Florida City, FL, were all wearing their seatbelts. Both lanes of I86 were blocked for one and half hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho