Fatality collision claims lives of two

Photo credit: Ryan Bateman

Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:39 a.m. on Friday, October 6,2023, eastbound I-84 at milepost 110.8, near Mountain Home.

A 40-year-old male from Hartford, CT was traveling westbound on I-84 in a 2020 Freightliner semi pulling a single trailer. A 35-year-old male from Hurricane, UT was traveling eastbound on I84 in a 2015 Peterbilt semi pulling a single trailer.

The driver of the Freightliner crossed the median and collided with the Peterbilt head-on in the right hand lane. Both drivers succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the crash.

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