Injury Crash With Blockage On I84 Near Wendell, ID

WENDELL, IDAHO – Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash that occurred at 3:36 p.m. on August 24, 2024, at eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 154, west of Wendell, ID.

 A 59-year-old male from Murfreesboro, TN, was driving eastbound on I84 in a Red 2019 Volvo tractor pulling a single trailer.  A 59-year-old female from Eagle, ID, was driving in the left lane next to the semi-truck, in a white 1998 Subaru Legacy.  The semi-truck failed to maintain lanes and the Subaru swerved to try and avoid a collision but struck the semi’s trailer and went into the median. 

The driver of the Subaru was transported by ground ambulance to a local area hospital.  Her passenger, a 34-year-old male from, Eagle, ID, was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital.

Westbound I84 was blocked for approximately forty minutes.   The eastbound lanes were blocked for approximately two and a half hours.  Both east and westbound lanes are open. 

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 4 - Southern Idaho