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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
A 74-year-old truck driver from Reno, Nevada, was killed Monday morning when his 2024 International semi-truck left Interstate 84 east of Boise and overturned near milepost 62 in Ada County. The single-vehicle crash occurred around 3:08 a.m. in the eastbound lanes. The driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident, according to Idaho State Police. He was transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The cause of the vehicle leaving the roadway remains under investigation. The crash closed the right eastbound lane for approximately three hours during emergency response and scene investigation. I-84 serves as a critical east-west freight corridor linking Idaho with Oregon and Utah. It carries substantial commercial traffic throughout the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West regions.
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