Thursday, July 8, 2010

One vehicle rollover crash/fire I15 milepost 100 north of Blackfoot

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Idaho State Police
Region 6 1540 Foote Dr.
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828
(208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294

For Immediate Release: 07/08/10 Contact: Tpr. David Hiebert

A one vehicle injury roll over crash occurred today at about 11:30, southbound on I15 near milepost 100 north of Blackfoot. Jill Fuqua, 41, of Idaho Falls, was travelling south in a 1990 Ford Bronco when she drove off the left shoulder of the road. Fuqua overcorrected, came back on the southbound lane and rolled multiple times coming to rest on the right shoulder of the south travel lanes. The Bronco immediately caught fire. Witnesses to the crash pulled Fuqua from the vehicle. It is unknown at this time if Fuqua had been wearing a seatbelt. A passing BLM fire crew extinguished most of the fire. The BLM fire crew was assisted by the Shelley/Firth Department, which arrived on the scene shortly thereafter. Fuqua was transported with non life threatening injuries, by ambulance to the Bingham Memorial Hospital. The vehicle was a total loss. ISP was assisted on scene by the Bingham County Sheriff's Deputies, the Shelley/Firth Fire Department, BLM Fire, Utah Power and Light and the Idaho Transportation Department. The crash remains under investigation.


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