Injury Crash East of Burley

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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: Tuesday- September 21, 2021, 2:35 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at approximately 5:00 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash on I-84 near milepost 220, east of Burley.

Reyni Sosa De Leon, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, was stopped on the right shoulder in a 2017 Volvo semi towing a single trailer. James Bronson, 29, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, was driving westbound in a 2021 Freightliner semi with a single trailer. Bronson's tractor struck Sosa De Leon's trailer.

Bronson was transported by ground ambulance. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.

The lanes were partly blocked for approximately six hours while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho