Update: Two commerical vehicle crash on I-15 cleared

Update 2:45 pm: A crash involving two commercial vehicles blocked traffic on northbound I-15 for two hours Monday afternoon according to Idaho State Police.

ISP says 21-year-old Dario Alvarez was traveling south on I-15 near milepost 92 hauling two trailers with a 2006 Freightliner truck when one of the wheel assemblies on a trailer separated and went across the median hitting another commercial vehicle in the northbound lanes. The 2nd vehicle, a 2017 Volvo tractor hauling a trailer, was being driven by 70-year-old Michael Laabs of Chubbuck.

The accident occurred at 11:20 am and the right lane for northbound travel was blocked for two and a half hours as crews cleared the scene.

Original Story: Idaho State Police is investigating a crash on northbound I-15 that is partially blocking lanes.

ISP says a commercial vehicle has crash on the road at milepost 81 near Fort Hall. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area if possible.

We’ll update this story with more details as soon as they are available.