Injury Crash in Pocatello

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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: 08/28/2023 6:15 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 1:39 a.m., on August 27, 2023, northbound Interstate 15 to Westbound Interstate 86, in Bannock County.

A 23-year-old male, of Baytown, Texas, was riding a 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle northbound on Interstate 15 near milepost 72. The motorcycle impacted the jersey barrier on the right shoulder at a high rate of speed and the rider was separated from the motorcycle.

The male was wearing a helmet and transported by ground ambulance to a hospital.

Traffic was blocked at the intersection for approximately one and a half hours.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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