Fatality Crash in Bingham County

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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: 04/02/2022 07:58 a.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. on April 2, 2022, at Interstate-15 at milepost 84.1, in Bingham County.

Idaho State Police received a call of a wrong way driver at 3:15 a.m. At 3:20 a.m., a 36-year-old male, from Fort Hall, driving a Chevy Impala, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on I-15. A 69-year-old male, from Blackfoot, driving an Oldsmobile Alero, was traveling northbound on I-15.

The driver of the Chevy Impala collided with the Oldsmobile Alero head on. The driver of the Oldsmobile Alero succumbed to his injuries on scene and the driver of the Chevy Impala was transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital. Neither subject was wearing a seatbelt.

Northbound lanes were briefly blocked for air ambulance then partially blocked until 7:00 a.m.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho