Crash in Pocatello on Saturday

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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: Monday- July 1, 2019 2:30 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Saturday, June 29, 2019, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash at the intersection of Main St. and W. Lewis St., in Pocatello.

Marco Rosas-Alicea, 24, of Pocatello, was driving a 2004 Hyundai Elantra eastbound on W Lewis. Sgt. B Harris, of Pocatello Police Department, was driving northbound on Main St. in a marked 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicle. Rosas-Alicea failed to stop at a red light. The Hyundai entered the intersection and struck the Tahoe. Both vehicles came to rest in the intersection.

Rosas-Alicea and his passenger, Luis Gonzales, 29, of Pocatello, were wearing seatbelts. Gonzales was transported via ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center. Rosas-Alicea was arrested for DUI.

The intersection was blocked for one hour while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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