Man dies after being struck by vehicle while walking on Interstate 84, police say
A Washington man died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on the interstate near Boise on Tuesday morning, according to an Idaho State Police news release.
Police said the incident happened shortly after 6:30 a.m. in a westbound lane of Interstate 84 near milepost 66 — between the Blacks Creek Road and Mayfield exits. A 52-year-old man from Hammett was driving westbound in a Subaru Forester when he struck a 34-year-old man from Pasco, Washington, who was “in the lane of travel,” according to the release.
Officials said the Subaru driver stayed there with the Washington man, who died at the scene. The deceased was later identified by the Ada County Coroner’s Office as Jose Holden. The Subaru driver has not been publicly identified.
Police found a 1989 Peterbilt tractor-trailer truck at the on-ramp to the East Boise Port of Entry weigh station just east of the crash site. Officials said the truck belonged to Holden. It wasn’t immediately clear why he had left his vehicle or why he was in the lane of travel.
The incident closed westbound I-84 for about two hours Tuesday morning.
This story was originally published January 3, 2023 at 3:13 PM.
