BOISE, Idaho — One man was injured and morning traffic was backed up on Cole Road for a while Monday because of a crash near the on-ramp to Interstate 84.
At about 8 a.m., an SUV hit a traffic light pole along Cole Road in the Spectrum area, which is just south of Overland Road and located near on- and off-ramps for I-84.The SUV was lodged on top of the irrigation valve and was pinned against the pole, with one man inside, according to a Boise Fire Department spokesperson.
The Boise Fire Department sent units to help get the man out of the SUV. Before getting him out, crews provided patient care while stabilizing the car. Once it was stabilized, a crew cut the roof off the car and got the man out of the car. Ada County Paramedics took the man to the hospital. The fire department said he was in stable condition.
The Ada County Highway District indicated that all lanes of traffic were open again shortly after 9:30 a.m. The cause of the crash is not yet known.
Also affecting I-84 Monday morning was a crash on northbound Meridian Road at the interstate. The center and left-hand lanes of Meridian Road were blocked, but that area was cleared by 8:38 a.m.
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