Idaho State Police Investigate Hit-and-Run Crash on I-15 North of Blackfoot
BLACKFOOT — Idaho State Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred at approximately 2:04 a.m. on October 19, 2026, on southbound Interstate 15 near milepost 95, just north of Blackfoot in Bingham County (GSM, based on the Idaho State Police's official release).
According to state police, a 28-year-old man from Rupert was driving a red 2002 semi-truck southbound on I-15 when an unidentified vehicle drifted into his lane and struck the semi-truck. Following the collision, the semi-truck traveled through the southbound guardrail, crossed the median, and struck the cement barrier and guardrail for the northbound lanes.
The driver of the semi-truck was wearing a seatbelt and sustained minor injuries but was not transported, state police said. The northbound lanes were blocked for approximately four hours and the southbound lanes for approximately six hours while emergency personnel responded to the crash and cleared the scene. The Idaho State Police were assisted by the Bingham County Sheriff's Office.
Police have not released a description of the unidentified vehicle or its direction of travel, and the incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
Interstate 15 is the main north-south interstate through eastern Idaho, serving Pocatello, Blackfoot and Idaho Falls and carrying much of the region's freight and commuter traffic. The crash site, just north of Blackfoot, lies near the city's junctions with the I-15 business loop and U.S. Route 26.
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Photo: 爱达荷州 Blackfoot 以南的 I-15 公路 / South on Interstate 15, south of Blackfoot, Idaho — 5of7 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，Wikimedia Commons
