Update 1 – Crash Blocks Interstate 84 Near Eden

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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: 7/3/2018 at 3:23 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

***Update 1***

On July 3, 2018, at 10:41 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 187, near Eden.

David Wetmore, 57, of Irrigon, OR, was traveling westbound Interstate 84 in a commercial vehicle. Corey McCaslin, 39, of Port Washington, OH, was traveling eastbound Interstate 84 in a 2015 Peterbilt commercial vehicle. Wetmore crossed over the center line in the construction zone and struck McCaslin's vehicle.

Wetmore was transported by air ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, ID. McCaslin succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Next of kin has been notified.

The westbound and eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 are still blocked. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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***End of Update***

Idaho State Police is on scene of a crash eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 187, near Eden. The eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 84 are blocked at this time.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho