Vehicle Strikes Bridge on US30 in Pocatello

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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: 5/15/19 1:07 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On May 15, 2019, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a crash south of N Main St. and Garrett Way, which is also US30, in Pocatello. Bryan Williams, age 36, of Grace was driving southbound on N Main St. in an International truck hauling an excavator on a trailer. As Williams drove under a railroad bridge, the boom from the excavator struck the bridge and a gas pipeline that runs alongside it. The right lane of eastbound travel was briefly blocked while the bridge and pipeline were inspected. The investigation is ongoing.

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Posted in District 5 - Southeastern Idaho