Final Update - Crash on I15 near 68

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Idaho State Police
District 5 5205 South 5th Ave.
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-2299
(208) 236-6466 FAX: (208) 236-6068

For Immediate Release: Wednesday September 16, 2015 1:23 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

Final Update:
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At approximately 9:40 AM this morning, September 16, 2015, the Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash southbound on I15 at milepost 68, between the South 5th and Clark Street exits. A juvenile male who had been involved in incidents earlier this morning with the Fort Hall Police Department and the Bannock County Sheriff's Office was traveling north on I15 near milepost 68 in a Nissan Frontier. The vehicle left the roadway on the left shoulder and overturned in the median, coming to rest on its top in the southbound lane. The male was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. The left lane of southbound travel was blocked for approximately one and a half hours.

The investigation is ongoing.


Update:
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The lanes are now open. More information will be relayed as it becomes available.

EH/HG

Original Release:
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The Idaho State Police is currently on scene of a single vehicle crash southbound I15 near milepost 68. There is partial lane blockage at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.

HG/EH
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