Two-Vehicle Crash Near the Hansen Bridge Blocks Lane of State Highway 50

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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: 01/08/2014 at 3:30 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On January 8, 2014, at approximately 11:55 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 50 near milepost 3, south of the Hansen Bridge. Lori Bertsch, age 43, of Twin Falls, was traveling in a 2008 Nissan Altima. Angel Martinez, age 30, of Blackfoot was traveling south on State Highway 50 in a 2007 Peterbilt pulling two trailers. Bertsch was traveling west on Addison Ave, turned north onto State Highway 50, and was struck by Martinez's vehicle.

The northbound lane of State Highway 50 was blocked for approximately one and a half hours while crews worked to clear the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho