UPDATE: Idaho Falls woman, pony killed in I-15 crash; man charged with vehicular manslaughter – East Idaho News
UPDATE: Idaho Falls woman, pony killed in I-15 crash; man charged with vehicular manslaughter
UPDATE Ten:30 p.m.
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police:
On June 28, at approximately Four:55 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash northbound Interstate fifteen at milepost 111, just south of Idaho Falls.
Dirk Johnson, 59, of Idaho Falls, was traveling northbound in an empty gravel truck in the construction zone when traffic began to slow. Johnson was incapable to slow down and veered into oncoming traffic.
Shirley Williams, 65, of Idaho Falls, was traveling southbound in a Dodge two thousand five hundred pickup truck pulling a pony trailer.
Mark Weidner, 44, of Pocatello, was traveling behind Johnson in a Nissan Maxima. Johnson struck Williams’ pickup truck head-on, struck the pony trailer, then struck Weidner’s vehicle.
Williams was transported by ground ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center where she gave way to her injuries. The pony in Williams’ pony trailer died from injuries at the scene of the crash. Johnson and Weidner were not injured. All drivers were wearing seat belts.
All lanes of travel are still presently blocked at this time. Next of kin have been notified.
Johnson was arrested on vehicular manslaughter and booked into Bingham County Jail.
This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. The Idaho State Police was assisted by the Idaho Transportation Department and the Bonneville County Sheriffs Department.
ORIGINAL STORY
IDAHO FALLS – A three-vehicle crash involving a sedan, a semi-truck and a pickup hauling a pony trailer has traffic backed up for miles in both directions on Interstate 15.
The crash occurred around five p.m. Wednesday under an overpass near Melaleuca Global Headquarters and Exit 113. The crash is in a construction zone where traffic going in both directions flows through the northbound lanes.
A pony was thrown from the trailer and killed on influence. The driver of the pickup had to be extricated from the vehicle.
The semi-truck jackknifed under the overpass, and the car sustained harm to its front.
It’s unclear how many people were involved in the crash. Officials say at least one person is critically injured.
Idaho State Police and Idaho Falls EMS responded to the wreck.
There is no word on when the crash will be cleared.
