Crash on I-84 near Jerome

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000

Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: Saturday – December 28, 2019 4:00 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On December 28, 2019, at approximately 1:35 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle injury crash, on I-84 at milepost 173, near Jerome.

Rourke Veenendaal, 61, of Twin Falls, was driving westbound in a 1998 Ford Escape. The vehicle went off the right shoulder, down an embankment where it rolled. Veenendaal was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported via ground ambulance to St. Luke's Magic Valley.

Idaho State Police was assisted at the scene by Jerome City Police Department and Jerome County Sheriff's Office.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho