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Washington man dies in I-84 wreck
Idaho State Police Troopers and Elmore County Deputies are investigating a crash on I-84 at milepost 90 that killed the driver of a commercial vehicle early Thursday morning.
Killed in the 4 a.m. accident was Yevgeniy Volodkov, 26, of Auburn, Wash.
Volodkov was eastbound on I-84 just beyond Exit 90 when he apparently drove his semi tractor and single trailer off of the right shoulder of the road for reasons that are still under investigation. Initial speculation at the scene was that he may have fallen asleep.
The semi left the travel lane on the right side of the interstate, drove on the gravel shoulder for about 150 feet, then went up the sloping embankment that supports the overpass, hitting the steel girders underneath the top of the overpass, destroying the upper part of the cab of his truck. The semi then continued traveling eastbound under the overpass, finally coming to rest on the east side of the overpass but blocking the right-hand lane of I-84.
It did not appear Volodkov was wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Some damage occurred to the overpass after being hit by the semi. Idaho Department of Transportation officials are currently assessing the damage, but did determine that the overpass could be re-opened to traffic. Clean up of the crash and inspection of the overpass closed the right-hand lane of I84 and the overpass itself for approximately six hours.
The crash remains under investigation by Idaho State Police Trooper Bailey. Assisting with the investigation are Collision Reconstruction Unit officers Troopers Eller and Szeles and Commercial Vehicle Safety officer Trooper Turnbull as well as Elmore County Sheriff's Department deputies.