Twenty-three-year old Idahoan dies after being struck by Subaru on I-84

MERIDIAN (Idaho Statesman) — A Nampa man died Saturday greeting aft he was deed by a car connected Interstate 84, according to nan Idaho State Police.

The man, who was 23, was crossing nan westbound lanes of I-84 connected ft erstwhile a grey 2011 Subaru Impreza walking westbound deed him conscionable earlier 3 a.m.

He died astatine nan scene.

The victim’s sanction has not been released.

The vehicle’s driver, a 30-year-old man from Nampa, had fastened his seatbelt and did not require hospitalization.

“The near 2 lanes of Interstate 84 were blocked for astir 4 hours,” an Idaho State Police news merchandise said. “This incident remains nether investigation by nan Idaho State Police.”

Last year, 236 Idaho pedestrians were progressive successful crashes — 31 of whom died, according to Idaho Transportation Department data.

The 31 deaths were a 94% summation from 2022, erstwhile 16 pedestrians died successful crashes.