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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

*****FINAL UPDATE*****


For Immediate Release:  2/5/2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On February 5, 2020, at approximately 3:10 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash on the I15 Exit 71 off ramp.  This is also known as the Pocatello Creek off ramp, in Pocatello, Idaho. 

Kelsie M. Cota, 20, of Blackfoot, Idaho, was exiting Interstate 15 at the southbound Pocatello Creek off ramp, in a 2017 Chevrolet Cruz.  Cota drove off the right shoulder of the off ramp and struck a light pole, knocking the light pole over.  The light pole landed across all lanes of the off ramp. 

Kyle A. Cota, 21, of Blackfoot, Idaho, was a passenger in the vehicle.  Kyle Cota was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.  

Kelsie M. Cota was wearing a seatbelt.  Kyle A. Cota was not wearing a seatbelt. 

The off ramp was blocked for approximately one hour and six minutes.  

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*****END OF FINAL UPDATE*****





For Immediate Release:  02/02/2020 4:19 p.m. 
Please direct questions to the District Office

***** Update and Location Correction *****

The lane blockage was on the Pocatello Creek off-ramp.  The off-ramp is open.

3641

***** End Update *****

Idaho State Police are investigating a crash southbound I-15 on the Pocatello Creek exit, milepost 71, in Pocatello.  The on-ramp is currently blocked. 

3641
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