Idaho Falls Police investigate deadly hit-and-run involving motorcycle

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)– An 18-year-old man is facing felony charges after a vehicle struck and killed a motorcyclist Sunday morning in Idaho Falls in a hit and run.

At about 10:31 a.m. Aug. 23, Idaho Falls Police and Idaho Falls Fire & EMS responded to the intersection of East Anderson Street and North Holmes Avenue for a reported vehicle and motorcycle crash.

Police say the motorcyclist was stopped at a red light on Holmes Avenue when the vehicle struck him and continued through the intersection before leaving the scene.

Witnesses told dispatchers the motorcyclist was injured and that the driver of the other vehicle had left the scene.

When officers and EMS arrived, they found an adult male who had been riding the motorcycle. A witness was providing help before EMS took over medical care.

The victim was then transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.

The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Daniel Hartman, was booked into the Bonneville County Jail on felony charges of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an injury accident.

Police have not released the victim's name. Immediate next-of-kin notifications have been made, but additional notifications are still being completed.