Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Final Update - Two Crashes Block Interstate 15 Near Pocatello

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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: 08/11/2015 at 03:20 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office


*****Final Update*****

The northbound left lane of Interstate 15 is no longer blocked.

KJ / SM

*****End of Update*****

*****Update*****

On August 11, 2015 at approximately 12:46 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated two separate crashes northbound Interstate 15 at milepost 75.3, north of Pocatello. Tyler Arnold, age 28, of Salt Lake City, Utah was driving southbound in a 2013 Freightliner commercial vehicle in the left lane. Arnold left the roadway on the left shoulder and struck the guardrail on the east side of the southbound lanes. His vehicle traveled through the median and impacted the guardrail on the west side of the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 and came to rest.

Austin Shippen, age 21, of Menan, Idaho, was driving northbound on Interstate 15 in a 1996 Honda Civic. Chelsea Barnes, age 21, of Blackfoot, Idaho, was also driving northbound on Interstate 15 in a 1994 Nissan Altima. Shippen's vehicle slowed and was rear ended by Barnes' vehicle.

The northbound left lane of Interstate 15 is still blocked at this time. The drivers of all three vehicles were wearing their seatbelts. The crashes are under investigation by Idaho State Police.

KJ / SM

*****End of Update*****

Idaho State Police is currently investigating two separate crashes northbound Interstate 15 at milepost 75.3, north of Pocatello. The left lane of travel is currently blocked. Motorists are asked to use caution while driving through the area. More information will be released as it becomes available.

KJ / KM
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