Fatality Crash on I15 in Idaho Falls

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Idaho State Police

District 6 1540 Foote Dr.

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828

(208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294

For Immediate Release: 2/23/19 8:55 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Saturday, February 23, 2019, at approximately 4:56 p.m. the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle fatality crash northbound I15 at milepost 118.5, in Idaho Falls.

Robert J. Halford, 39, of Idaho Falls, was driving a 2017 Ford Focus northbound on I15 at milepost 118.5. Halford drove off the right side shoulder of the freeway and went through a fence impacting a brick wall. The vehicle came to rest on Mercury Avenue in Idaho Falls. Halford was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Next of kin has been notified.

The Idaho State Police was assisted by the Idaho Falls Police Department, Idaho Falls Ambulance, and the Idaho Falls Fire Department.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 6 - Eastern Idaho