Injury Crash on Intersate 84 near 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: 1/17/2024 at 4:54 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash that occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 17, 2024, eastbound I84 at milepost 153, west of Wendell.

A 47-year-old-male of Gooding, ID, was driving on eastbound I84 at milepost 153 in a snowplow.  A 59-year-old-male of Black Canyon City, AZ, was driving eastbound on I84 in a 2015 Mack semi-truck.  The semi-truck failed to slow for the snowplow and struck the back of the snowplow.  The driver of the snowplow was transported by personal vehicle to a local hospital.  

The drivers involved were wearing their seatbelts.  

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police. 


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