Man hospitalized after rollover crash in Pocatello
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POCATELLO — Idaho State Police are investigating an injury crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 15.
The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. Friday at milepost 71 in Pocatello.
A commercial semi-truck was traveling northbound on I-15 when it made an abrupt lane change to exit onto Interstate 86, according to an ISP news release.
Nymewae Friend, 21, of Portland, Oregon, was also traveling northbound on I-15, transitioning onto I-86, in a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe in the left hand lane. Friend swerved to avoid the semi-truck and went into the median where the Hyundai overturned.
Friend was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Regional Medical Center. Friend’s condition is unknown.