An 85-year-old Pocatello man died and two other Pocatellans were hurt in a onevehicle rollover Saturday afternoon on Interstate 15 near Fort Hall, according to a press release from Idaho State Police.
Gernnard Parsons died at the scene. Andrew Newman, 65, was taken by air ambulance to the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. And Darinda Newman, 62, was taken by ground ambulance to PMC, according to state police, who investigated the accident starting at 3:38 p.m.
The crash happened when Newman was driving a 2000 Chevy Tahoe south on I-15. Then the vehicle left the road, traveled through the median and across the northbound lanes. The vehicle then rolled and came to rest on the frontage road.
All three occupants of the vehicle wore their seat belts. The accident is still under investigation.
