18-year-old killed in Idaho Falls motorcycle crash
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IDAHO FALLS — An 18-year-old man from Idaho Falls died Tuesday morning in a motorcycle crash on the Sunnyside Road southbound on-ramp of Interstate 15.
The crash happened around 5 a.m. The driver of a silver Range Rover traveling was westbound on Sunnyside and turned south onto the I-15 on-ramp. A motorcyclist was traveling eastbound when the vehicles impacted each other, according to an Idaho Falls Police news release.
At this point no fault has been assigned, and it’s unclear if any citations were issued. This article will be updated as soon as we find out.
Police arrived immediately and an officer began performing CPR on the driver but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Traffic in the area was blocked for almost two hours.
Officers are conducting a full analysis of the crash but do not suspect alcohol was a factor. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet and protective gear, according to police
The name of the victim has not been released.