Semi driver flown to hospital after driving off overpass near Declo
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DECLO — The driver of a semi-truck was flown to the hospital after swerving to miss a car and driving off an overpass Thursday afternoon near Declo.
The crash unfolded around 11:30 a.m. on Idaho Highway 77. A 21-year-old man from Carlsbad, California, was driving a 2013 Mazda CX-5 when he exited Interstate 84 at exit 216, according to Idaho State Police. He proceeded to turn left onto southbound Highway 77.
The driver failed to yield to a semi traveling southbound, ISP said in a news release. The semi driver, a 37-year-old from Senora, Mexico, swerved to miss the Mazda, lost control, went through guardrails and over the overpass.
He was flown by air ambulance to the hospital and his condition was unknown as of Thursday afternoon.
The semi was in the process of being removed from the overpass and the median below around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The overpass and eastbound lanes of I84 at exit 216 were blocked while crews work to clear the scene.
The latest on the road closures can be found here. Check https://511.idaho.gov for road blockage updates.
