Soda Springs crash

Emergency crews rescue Utah resident Lexie Hogan around 3 p.m. on Monday after her 2005 Chevrolet Malibu struck a semi on U.S. Highway 30 near Soda Springs.

Seven people were transported to hospitals on Monday, following crashes on U.S. Highway 30 near Soda Springs, South Pleasant Valley Road near American Falls and U.S. Highway 20 near Rigby.

Utah resident Lexie Hogan, 30, was taken to Portneuf Medical Center by air ambulance around 3 p.m. on Monday, after her 2005 Chevrolet Malibu struck a semi on U.S. Highway 30, according to Idaho State Police. She was listed in critical condition on Monday night.

Hogan was traveling east when her car crossed the center line and hit a 2013 Kenworth semi truck and trailer driven by Louisiana resident Randy Martin, 52, police said.

Hogan was trapped in the vehicle for approximately 30 minutes. Although two children were also riding in her car, they weren’t injured in the incident.

Units with the Soda Springs Police Department, Caribou County Sheriff’s Office and Caribou County Fire and Ambulance assisted ISP during the incident on Monday.

Two people were injured in the accident near American Falls, according to ISP.

Shelby Hunt, 16, of American Falls, was transported to PMC by ground ambulance following the accident that occurred around 4 p.m.; her passenger, whose name was not released, was transported by air ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Police say Hunt was driving a 2002 Dodge Neon on South Pleasant Valley Road when a 2004 Ford pickup, driven by Frederick Harms, 55, of American Falls, pulled out of a nearby driveway and into her car’s path. As a result, the truck hit the passenger’s side of Hunt’s car.

Police are still investigating that incident.

Four people were injured in the accident on U.S. Highway 20, which blocked the eastbound lanes for roughly 12 hours on Monday, ISP said.

Richard Rumley, 50, and his passenger, Patrick Melvin, 41, both of Florida, were transported to EIRMC by ground ambulance following the incident, ISP said. Rumley was treated and released, but Melvin was still listed in fair condition on Monday night, hospital officials said.

California resident Kevin Walters, 18, and Montana resident Todd Russell, 56, were also both transported to Madison Memorial Hospital by ground ambulance, ISP said. They were treated and released, according to hospital officials.

Police say Rumley was traveling east in a 2013 Freightliner semi truck around 3:30 a.m. when he attempted to pass a 2001 International flatbed tow truck, driven by Nicholas Romo, 30, of Idaho Falls. (Walters was a passenger in Romo’s vehicle.)

Rumely was driving too fast for the icy road conditions and he lost control of his vehicle, which jackknifed on the Snake River Lorenzo bridge, police said. Romo wasn’t able to stop his tow truck in time and it struck the semi’s cab, which then went through a guard rail. The semi’s trailer came off in the process and went into the left lane, where a 2010 Kenworth semi, driven by Russell, struck it.

ISP was assisted by officials with Jefferson and Madison County sheriff’s offices, the Idaho Transportation Department and the Roving Port of Entry during the incident.

Weather conditions could lead to more slick roads this week. Officials with the National Weather Service forecast office in Pocatello say there could be a freezing fog on Tuesday morning, and an approaching storm system could lead to snow later this week.

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