Driver dies after hitting semi near Roberts
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The following is from Idaho State Police.
UPDATE
The 29-year-old male from Nampa driving the 2011 Honda Accord succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on Oct. 4.
ORIGINAL STORY
ROBERTS — A 29-year-old Nampa man was seriously injured after his car rear-ended a semi-truck at the intersection of State Highway 33 and Interstate 15 north of Roberts on Friday morning.
The man was driving a 2011 Honda Accord on State Highway 33 when he hit the tractor-trailer that was waiting to turn east into the Sage Port of Entry. The semi-trailer driven by a 62-year-old man from Alberta, Canada.
The driver of the Honda was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital.
The two-vehicle collision occurred at 11:30 a.m. in Jefferson County. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
The intersection was blocked for approximately three hours.
This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.