2 vehicle injury crash on I15

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

For Immediate Release: Sunday, September 7, 2014 9:35 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Sunday, September 07, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle injury crash on Interstate 15 at milepost 104, approximately eleven miles north of Blackfoot.

Bryan Thompson, 30, of Idaho Falls, was driving southbound on I15 in a 1997 Dodge Stratus. Jenniffer Reynolds, 28, of Idaho Falls, was travelling northbound on I15 in a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. Thompson's vehicle went across the median, struck Reynolds' vehicle, and caught on fire.

Thompson and four juvenile passengers were all transported via ground ambulance to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. All the occupants of the vehicle were believed to be wearing seatbelts.

Reynolds was not wearing a seatbelt and was transported via ground ambulance to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

The lanes were blocked for about an hour and a half while crews worked to clear the scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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