Friday, September 18, 2020

Fatal Crash Near 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: Friday- September 18, 2020 10:15 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, September 18, 2020, at approximately 6:58 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle fatal crash on I-15, near Blackfoot.

Leonard Wadsworth, 77, of Blackfoot, was driving southbound on I-15 at milepost 90.4, south of Blackfoot in a 2004 GMC Sierra pickup. The pickup drove to the right of construction cones and struck a parked, unoccupied forklift. Wadsworth was wearing his seatbelt.

Wadsworth succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Next of kin has been notified.

The crash is under investigation by Idaho State Police.


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