Crash ties up I-15 for hours
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-A multiple vehicle crash blocked north and southbound lanes of Interstate 15 at milepost 91 for over 2 1/2 hours beginning around 5:20 p.m Monday.
Idaho State Police said it started when a 1993 Toyota pickup towing a 1987 Toyota pickup was driving northbound. The pickup was driven by Rolando A. Percolla Medina, 66, of Guatemala.
The ISP gave this account of the crash:
George T. Mcrea, 36, of Idaho Falls, was driving northbound, behind Percolla Medina, in a 2007 Peterbilt Utility truck. Mcrea struck the 1987 Toyota which became detached. The 1993 Toyota rolled over in the median while the 1987 Toyota crossed the median and went into the southbound lanes where it was struck by two vehicles. A 1994 Honda Civic driven by Robert J. Davis, 33 of Pocatello, and a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Gregory H. Mann, 49, of Pocatello.
Mann's passenger, Orvil A. Aleman-Reyes, 40, was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. His condition was not known early this morning.
The crash is still under investigation by Idaho State Police.
