HARVARD, ID – A 55-year-old Grangeville man was killed in a collision near the Latah County town of Harvard early yesterday afternoon. The Idaho State Police says the man was driving a Toyota Tacoma westbound on State Highway 6 at around 1:07 p.m. He was following a Kenworth logging truck with over-length logs extending from the rear. The semi, driven by a 55-year-old Troy man, entered the left turn lane to travel southbound on State Highway 9.
“When the Kenworth entered the left turn lane, the Tacoma continued westbound on State Highway 6. As the Kenworth made the turn onto State Highway 9 an over-length log swung into the westbound lane of State Highway 6 occupied at that time by the Tacoma. The upper cab of the Tacoma was struck just above the bottom of the windshield by the log that swung into the westbound lane and continued through the cab of the Tacoma. The driver received fatal injuries resulting from the strike from the log,” ISP says in a press release.
The Tacoma continued uncontrolled for a short distance on westbound State Highway 6 before it went off the right shoulder through a barbed wire fence and came to a stop in the field on the north side of the highway. The Kenworth continued southbound and was later located in Juliaetta.
The roadway was not blocked but traffic control was utilized to allow law enforcement the ability to investigate the crash safely.
