ITD Plow Struck on I15

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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: 01/22/2023 1:31 P.M.
Please direct questions to the District Office

The Idaho State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that occurred at approximately 10:00 A.M., January 22, 2023, on I15 at milepost 31, in Bannock County.

The driver of a 2019 Lexus GX, a 62-year-old man from Pocatello, was travelling southbound on I15 when he rear ended an Idaho Transportation Department plow truck that was travelling southbound with safety lights activated. After impact, the Lexus continued off the right shoulder and into the barrow pit. The driver of the Lexus was not wearing a seatbelt and transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital. The driver of the plow, a 36-year-old man from Preston, was not transported.

Southbound I15 was partially closed in the right lane for approximately 45 minutes.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

4509/3451/4399
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