Motorcyclist airlifted after being hit by semi that kept driving on I-84
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HEYBURN — A motorcyclist was airlifted to a hospital Thursday morning after a crash on Interstate 84 in Minidoka County involving a pickup, a trailer and a semi-truck that continued driving after striking the rider.
The crash happened around 9:40 a.m. at milepost 211.
Idaho State Police say a 23-year-old man from Redmond, Oregon, was riding a 2021 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound when he struck a trailer being pulled by a 2015 Ford F-350 pickup driven by a 42-year-old man from Dingle.
The motorcyclist crashed and came to rest in the roadway. An unidentified semi-truck traveling eastbound then struck the rider and continued driving, according to police.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet and was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital. His condition has not been released.
Eastbound traffic on I-84 was blocked for approximately three hours.
The crash remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.