One vehicle crash westbound I-84 at milepost 15

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 7/20/2016 6:01 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at approximately 3:16 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a one-vehicle, injury crash westbound I-84 at milepost 15, 6 miles east of New Plymouth.

Shaston Short, 18, of Nyssa, Oregon, was westbound on I-84 in a 2002 Ford F250 in the left lane. A semi switched from the right to the left lane and Short drove off the left side of the road to avoid a collision. Short then overcorrected, went back on the road and then back into the median, where the Ford rolled.

All occupants were wearing their seatbelts. Short and two of his juvenile passengers were transported to St. Luke's Clinic in Fruitland by ground ambulance. The left lane was blocked for approximately 45 minutes.

The crash is under investigation is by the Idaho State Police.

KB / KJ

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho