Injury Crash Involving a Semi in Driggs

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Idaho State Police

District 6 1540 Foote Dr.

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828

(208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 9, 2019 9:45 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, May 9, 2019, at approximately 5:56 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a crash with injuries, on State Highway 33 near milepost 142, in Driggs. Briana Leaver, 29, of Tetonia, was driving northbound on SH33 in a 2005 Subaru Legacy. Cody Casper, 25, of Idaho Falls, was driving southbound on SH33 in a 2018 Peterbilt Semi-truck pulling a 2015 Western trailer. Leaver crossed the center line into the southbound lane and her vehicle collided with Casper's Semi.

Leaver was transported by ground ambulance to Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs. She was not wearing a seatbelt.

Casper was not transported.

The highway was blocked for approximately three and a half hours.

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Posted in District 6 - Eastern Idaho