UPDATE: Road reopens following crash in Blackfoot
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UPDATE:
BLACKFOOT – The northbound lane of Interstate 15 in Blackfoot is back open after a crash on the overpass near exit 93.
Idaho State Police reports 42-year-old Adam McKay of Perry, Utah was traveling southbound on I-15 in a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pulling a U-haul trailer.
He drove off the road at 4:13 p.m., crossed the median and hit the guardrail on the east side of the road.
ISP spokesman Nate Howard says the trailer tipped over, causing the items to spill onto the road.
Mckay and his four passengers were all wearing seatbelts. No one was injured.
The northbound lane was blocked for about three hours as crews worked to clean up the spill.
ORIGINAL STORY:
BLACKFOOT – The northbound lane of Interstate 15 near Exit 93 in Blackfoot is blocked due to a trailer spill.
Nate Howard, a spokesman for Idaho State Police, tells EastIdahoNews.com a truck pulling a Uhaul trailer hit a guard rail on the overpass around 4:15 p.m.
The trailer tipped over, causing items inside to spill onto the highway.
Howard says a truck is en route to clean up the mess. He anticipates traffic returning to normal in the next hour.
Meanwhile, ISP is asking you to slow down if you’ll be in the area and be alert to people on the road.
