Tri-Cities truck driver dies after being hit by a car while walking on I-84 in Idaho

A Pasco man died after he was hit 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 driver from Hammett was headed west in a Subaru Forester when he struck 34-year-old Jose Holden from Washington, who was “in the lane of travel,” according to the release.

Officials said the Subaru driver stayed there with the man, who died at the scene. Holden was later identified by the Ada County Coroner’s Office. 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 the truck or why he was in the lane of travel.

The crash closed westbound I-84 for about two hours Tuesday morning.

This story was originally published January 4, 2023 at 9:20 AM with the headline "Tri-Cities truck driver dies after being hit by a car while walking on I-84 in Idaho."