Saturday, June 26, 2021

Fatality Crash on US26 East of Idaho Falls

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Idaho State Police
District 6 1540 Foote Dr.
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828
(208) 528-3400 FAX: (208) 528-3485

For Immediate Release: 06/26/2021 at 6:35 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Saturday June 26, 2021, at 2:35 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash westbound US26 at milepost 339.5, east of Idaho Falls.

Leah Belknap, 18, of Idaho Falls, ID, was driving northbound on 45th East at US26 in a 2010 Subaru Impreza. Belknap continued northbound into the intersection of 45th East and US26 when she was struck by a 2010 GMC Sierra driving westbound on US26 driven by Felipe Lopez-Sandoval, 49, of Jackson, Wyoming.

Belknap's passenger, Bradylee Packer, 19, of Ammon, ID, succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the crash. Next of kin has been notified. Belknap, Lopez-Sandoval, and his juvenile passenger were transported by ground ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

All occupants were wearing seatbelts. The westbound lanes of US26 were blocked for approximately 3 hours while crews worked to clear the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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