Crash South of Downey Blocks Interstate 15

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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:  5/19/2022 at 
Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred May 19, 2022, at approximately 4:15 p.m., in Bannock County, south of Downey, Idaho.  

A 21 year-old male from American Falls, ID, was driving a 2014 Ram pickup, pulling a 28 foot Wells Cargo trailer southbound on Interstate 15, near milepost 29.  Severe crosswinds blew the empty trailer over, then the pickup and trailer jack-knifed.  The pickup struck the guardrail before overturning.  Both the pickup and trailer came to rest in the travel lanes, resulting in complete blockage for approximately forty minutes, and continuing with partial blockage for an additional hour and twenty minutes. 

The driver was wearing a seatbelt.    

Idaho State Police was assisted with traffic control by Bannock County Search and Rescue.  

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