Crash Eastbound I-84 Between Bliss and Wendell

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000

Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 9/17/20 2:44 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, September 17, 2020, at approximately 1:37 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle fatality crash eastbound on I84 at milepost 150.5, between Bliss and Wendell.

An unidentified driver was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-84. Weldemihret Welday, age 37, of Amarillo, TX, was driving eastbound in the left lane in a Volvo semi. Diane Lucero, age 59, of West Valley, UT, was also driving eastbound and was in the right lane in a Mack semi. The unidentified driver struck both of the semis. After the crash, all three vehicles were fully engulfed in flames.

The eastbound lanes of travel were blocked for approximately ten hours. A detour was put in place by the Idaho Transportation Department. The westbound lanes were blocked for approximately an hour to allow traffic that was stuck behind the crash was turned around.

The unidentified driver has yet to be identified.

This crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police was also assisted by the Gooding County Sheriff?s Office, Wendell QRU, Gooding County EMS, Gooding Fire Department, Wendell Fire Department, Hagerman Fire Department, and Jerome City Fire Department.

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Posted in District 6 - Eastern Idaho