UPDATE: Name released in fatal I-15 crash
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The following is a news release from Idaho State Police.
ARIMO — Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 40, near Arimo.
The accident occurred at about 6 a.m. Wednesday.
A 2004 Saturn Ion, driven by Kathleen Garcia, 36 of American Falls, was headed southbound when she struck the rear of a 2015 Freightliner, driven by Shane Jones, 41 of Pocatello.
Garcia’s vehicle went off the shoulder, overcorrected and rolled coming to rest in the left lane facing the wrong direction. Garcia’s vehicle was then struck by a 2008 Peterbuilt, driven by Dale Dean, 52 of Hermiston, Oregon. Garcia was wearing her seatbelt and succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
Next of kin have been notified.