POCATELLO, ID – Idaho State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Monday evening in southern Idaho.
According to police, a 58-year-old-male from Blackfoot was traveling westbound on 100 N in Bingham County in a 1997 GMC Jimmy. A 29-year-old male from Chubbuck with a juvenile passenger was westbound on SH 26 on a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle FZS10. At approximately 8:10 p.m., the GMC failed to yield when crossing State Highway 26 and was struck by the motorcycle.
The driver of the motorcycle succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The juvenile passenger was transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital. The driver of the GMC was not transported.
Both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle were wearing helmets. The driver of the GMC was wearing a seatbelt.