Fatal crash eastbound I-84 at milepost 63

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642
(208) 846-7550
Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 4/21/2016 12:47 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at approximately 3:09 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, fatal crash eastbound I-84 at milepost 63, east of Boise.

Justin Whitlock, 25, of La Fayette, Georgia and Michael Horne, 47, of Resaca, Georgia were eastbound in a 2016 Freightliner semi pulling a single box trailer. The
Freightliner went off the left shoulder of the road and overturned, coming to rest in the median.

Whitlock was transported to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center by ground ambulance. Horne succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Notification has been made to the family. It is unknown if either occupant was wearing their seatbelt. The eastbound left lane was blocked for approximately five hours while crews worked to clear the crash scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.


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