Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 39

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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: 07/18/23 at 8:00 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at approximately 12:43 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18th, 2023, on State Highway 39 near milepost 15 in Bingham County.

A 23-year-old male from Blackfoot, Idaho, was driving northbound in a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado. A 38-year-old male was driving southbound in a 2005 Ford F150. The vehicles collided head on.

In the Ford was a 29-year-old male passenger from Pocatello, Idaho. Neither occupant of the Ford was wearing a seat belt. The passenger was transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver was transported by private vehicle to a local hospital. The driver of the Chevrolet was wearing a seat belt. He was transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital.

The roadway was blocked for approximately four hours.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho