Saratoga Springs man injured in Idaho rollover

Published: Sunday, Oct. 7 2012 10:05 p.m. MDT

Summary

A Saratoga Springs man was taken by medical helicopter to Eastern Idaho Medical Center after he was ejected from his pickup truck in a one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 15.

HAMER, IDAHO — A Saratoga Springs man was taken by medical helicopter to Eastern Idaho Medical Center after he was ejected from his pickup truck in a one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 15.

Craig Coates, 55, was driving south on I-15 near Hamer, Idaho, Sunday afternoon when he drove off the left side of the road, overcorrected to the right and rolled his Ford F250 several times, according to a press release. Coates wasn't wearing his seatbelt.

Dispatchers said they could not provide information on Coates' medical condition.

According to the release, I-15 was closed for 45 minutes while crews from multiple agencies responded. The accident is under investigation.

— McKenzie Romero Twitter: @McKenzieRomero

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