Commercial Vehicle Crash Injures One on I15

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2

Pocatello, Idaho 83204

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

For Immediate Release: 11/16/17 11:38 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

At 2:22 this morning, November 16, 2017, the Idaho State Police investigated a crash Northbound on I15 at milepost 90, near Blackfoot. Challis Haumont, age 30, of Buhl, was driving northbound in a Peterbuilt semi pulling a trailer. Another semi was stopped on the right side of the road when the driver of the semi pulled in front of Haumont in order to illegally use the median crossover. Haumont swerved to avoid a collision and went into the median, where his vehicle overturned. He was transported by ground ambulance to Bingham Memorial in Blackfoot. Haumont was not wearing his seatbelt. The crash is still under investigation.

Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho