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Driver arrested after Pocatello collision that left pedestrian in critical condition

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POCATELLO — The man who was struck by a car near Westwood Mall early Sunday morning remains in critical condition while the woman who was driving the vehicle has been arrested and booked into Bannock County Jail.

Police initially had difficulty identifying the 21-year-old Pocatello man struck by the car, but they confirmed his identity later Sunday morning.

As of early Monday morning he remained in the intensive care unit at Portneuf Medical Center, where he was transported via ambulance after being struck by a car driven by Brandi Christensen, 30, of Pocatello.

Christensen was arrested following the crash and charged with aggravated driving under the influence. She remained incarcerated at Bannock County Jail as of early Monday morning, police said.

Police said the name of the man struck by Christensen in the 1:50 a.m. Sunday collision would likely be released to the media on Monday.

The pedestrian suffered potentially life-threatening head injuries when he was struck by Christensen’s northbound crossover vehicle on Garrett Way, police said.

Police took Christensen into custody at the scene of the collision.

A Journal reporter at the scene said it appeared she stopped her vehicle immediately after striking the pedestrian. Her car remained on Garrett Way as of 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle suffered a cracked windshield during the collision.

Police said accident reconstruction specialists were called in to investigate the crash and as a result the section of Garrett Way where the collision occurred between Gould Street and Moreland Avenue remained closed for several hours Sunday morning.

The pedestrian was quickly loaded onto a Pocatello Fire Department ambulance following the crash and transported to PMC.

The Journal reporter at the scene said the stretch of Garrett Way where the crash occurred does not have any streetlights and is very dark at night.

This article was originally published in the Idaho State Journal. It is used here with permission.

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