Single Vehicle Rollover near Fort Hall

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Idaho State Police

District 5 5205 South 5th Ave.

Pocatello, Idaho 83204-2299

(208) 236-6466 FAX: (208) 236-6068

For Immediate Release: January 22, 2014 11:00 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On January 22, 2014, at 7:25 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 15, just north of the Fort Hall exit, at milepost 81.

Richard Rothermel, 39, of Pocatello, was driving southbound on Interstate 15 in a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup. Rothermel was driving too fast for the winter conditions, overcorrected, and drove off the right shoulder where the pickup overturned and came to rest on its top.

Rothermel was transported via ground ambulance to Portneuf Regional Medical Center in Pocatello. Rothermel was wearing his seatbelt.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho