Update – Injury Crash in Pocatello

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 1

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: 02/04/2021 9:18 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Update:

Shane Warr was charged with one count of aggravated D.U.I., possession of an open container, and possession of a concealed weapon while intoxicated. He was transported to the Bannock County Jail and booked on those charges.

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Original release:

On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle, injury crash, southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 68, in Pocatello.

Shane Warr, 57, of Blackfoot, was traveling northbound on Interstate 15, in a Freightliner semi-truck with one trailer. The semi-truck crossed over the median and went into southbound traffic. Warr struck a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by Debbie Akers, 54, of Pocatello, and a 2020 Ford Ranger, driven by Clay Hirschi, 23, of Pocatello. The vehicles came to rest in the median and in the southbound lanes of travel.

All drivers were wearing a seatbelt. Akers was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical, in Pocatello. The southbound lanes were blocked for approximately two hours and fifteen minutes.

Alcohol was a contributing factor in this crash, which remains under investigation.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho