UPDATE: Truck ends up in canal after two-vehicle wreck
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JEFFERSON COUNTY — A white pickup truck ended up nose first in a canal following a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning.
Idaho State Police and Central Fire District responded to the crash on the east side of the Menan Lorenzo interchange near U.S. Highway 20 at 7:30 a.m.
Police reports show Israel Trejo Torres, 57, of Rexburg was northbound on Yellowstone Highway in a 2004 GMC pickup. Jace Weekes, 20, of Rigby was westbound on 4300 E in a 2006 Chevy Silverado pickup. Torres failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection and collided with Weekes. The collision forced Weekes Chevy into the canal on the north side of the highway, according to an ISP news release.
Central Fire District Assistant Chief Carl Anderson said there was a single male driver in each vehicle. Anderson said both parties had minor injuries, but neither were transported by ambulance to the hospital.
Torres was taken to Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg by private vehicle.
ISP is continuing to investigate the crash.