*Final Update* Multiple Crashes on Interstate 15 between Pocatello and Blackfoot

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Idaho State Police
District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 1
Pocatello, Idaho 83204
(208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885

For Immediate Release: 12/11/19 2:37 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office


On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at 10:50 AM, Idaho State Police investigated an injury crash southbound on Interstate 15 at milepost 88, south of Blackfoot.

Nicholas Transtrum, 45, of Blackfoot, was travelling southbound in a 2000 Ford F250 pulling a 2014 food truck trailer when he left the right side of the roadway and struck the guard rail. The trailer flipped and caught fire. Landan Van Cleave, 19, of Blackfoot and Teigen Erickson, 20, of Ammon were passengers in the vehicle.

All occupants were wearing a seatbelt. Transtrum was transported by ground ambulance to Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot. The southbound lanes were blocked for approximately 2 hours.

This crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.



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