News  / 

63 cars, semitrucks crash on I-84 following winter storm

63 cars, semitrucks crash on I-84 following winter storm


Save Story

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

SALT LAKE CITY — Monday's weather conditions brought 63 vehicles driving on Interstate 84 to a snowy and chaotic halt, according to Idaho State Police. No major injuries were reported, but miles of the interstate were closed for hours. ISP said that there was a total of 28 car crashes, 11 of which took place within one mile of each other. The 11-crash cluster involved 33 vehicles, including semitrucks. ISP said that there were more than 20 other cars stuck in between crash sites on the interstate. Multiple miles of I-84 were closed while authorities said they worked to clear the roadways from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. Police did not announce the reopening of the interstate though until approximately 2:30 p.m. [gallery ids="627859,627858,627857"]

Most recent News stories

Related topics

STAY IN THE KNOW

Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.
Newsletter Signup

KSL Weather Forecast

KSL Weather Forecast
Play button