Thursday, July 26, 2018

A commercial vehicle struck an overpass in the area of I-15 in daho, causing debris to fall in the roadway and creating several flat tires and a two-vehicle fiery collision




UPDATE

The following is an update from Idaho State Police

On Tuesday, July 24, at approximately 4:23 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash southbound I-15 at milepost 86, six miles north of Fort Hall.

Sandra Smith, 49, of Rigby was southbound on I15 in a 2005 Subaru Legacy. Kristin Derouen, 19, of Pocatello, was behind the Subaru in a 2002 Nissan Sentra.

At approximately 4 p.m., a commercial vehicle had struck an overpass in the area, causing debris to fall in the roadway. Multiple vehicles were stopped with flat tires, which was causing traffic to slow down.

The Subaru was slowing down when the Nissan struck it from behind. The Subaru came to rest in the median and the Nissan came to rest partially blocking the southbound left lane. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts. Smith was transported to Portneuf Regional Medical Center in Pocatello by ground ambulance.

The Nissan caught fire, which started a grass fire in the median. The northbound lanes were blocked due to visibility issues caused by the smoke.

The southbound left lane was blocked for approximately one hour and twenty minutes. Both northbound lanes were blocked for approximately fifteen minutes, and the right lane was blocked for an additional twenty five minutes.

The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police. 


ORIGINAL STORY

BLACKFOOT — A car burst into flames along Interstate 15 Tuesday after colliding with another vehicle.

The two-vehicle crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. about two miles north of Fort Hall.

The southbound lane is blocked and traffic is backed up for several miles.

ISP dispatchers tell EastIdahoNews.com that no one was injured in the crash.