*Final Update Crash Blocks Northbound and Southbound Lanes on I-15 in Idaho Falls

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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: 04/21/2018 at 3:43 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office


On Saturday, April 21, 2018, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a non-injury, two-vehicle crash northbound I-15 at milepost 119, in Idaho Falls.

A 2011 Volkswagen Jetta was driving the wrong-way southbound in the northbound lanes at milepost 119 on I-15. Charles D. Sinclair was driving a 2015 Ram pickup hauling a loaded flatbed trailer. The Jetta struck the Ram head-on and the flatbed trailer along with the contents, flipped onto the roadway. The driver of the Jetta fled on foot. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts. Idaho Falls Police Department assisted.

The northbound lanes and one southbound lane were blocked for approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. All lanes are open.


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The Idaho State Police is investigating a crash northbound I-15 at milepost 119, in Idaho Falls. The northbound lanes of travel are currently blocked and one southbound lane of travel is blocked. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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