BLACKFOOT, Idaho (East Idaho News/KMVT) — Road crews have partially reopened Interstate 15 near Blackfoot after a Jerome man crashed into a bridge pillar on Friday.

Northbound and southbound traffic have each been reduced to one lane underneath the Riverton Road Bridge between Exit 89 and Exit 93, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.

The crash happened around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday in the southbound lanes near milepost 92 in Bingham County.

The 46-year-old driver was in a white 2026 Kenworth towing an empty milk tanker when he drove off the left side of the interstate and struck a bridge pillar supporting the Riverton Road overpass, according to Idaho State Police. The driver had to be airlifted to a hospital, and crews periodically shut down all traffic.

ITD said that they

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