Fatal Rollover North of Blackfoot

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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: 09/18/2023 5:24 A.M.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Sunday, September 18, 2023, at approximately 12:25 A.M, on southbound I15 near mile post 99 in Bingham County.

A vehicle occupied by three juveniles was traveling northbound on I15 when it left the right shoulder, crossed back over the northbound lanes, left the median shoulder and rolled. The vehicle came to rest in the southbound lanes.

A 2022 Ram Promaster, driven by a 65 year-old male from Idaho Falls, was traveling southbound when it struck the rolled-vehicle.

Two of the juvenile occupants were transported via ground ambulance to a nearby hospital. One juvenile succumbed to their injuries at the scene. All three were not wearing seat-belts.

The driver of the Promaster was transported via ground ambulance to a nearby hospital. He was wearing a seat-belt.

The southbound lanes of I15 from milepost 108 to 99 were blocked for approximately three and a half hours to allow emergency responders to assist those involved and clear the scene.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho