Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Boise, hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
An adult male pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a vehicle on Americana Boulevard near West Cooper Street in Boise on Wednesday, according to the Boise Police Department.
Americana Boulevard was closed while detectives and a crash reconstruction team investigated, BPD tweeted.
The pedestrian was taken to a hospital since the crash “appeared on scene” to be potentially fatal, the tweet read.
The driver remained on scene and cooperated with investigators, a BPD spokeswoman wrote in an email.
In a 9:07 p.m. tweet, Boise Police reported that the investigation was ongoing and that Americana Boulevard would reopen “shortly.”
This story was originally published November 3, 2021 at 7:11 PM.
Paul Schwedelson
Idaho Statesman