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70-year-old McCall man killed in Highway 55 crash with dump truck

LAKE FORK, Idaho (KBOI) -- A 70-year-old McCall man died after he went into traffic and was struck by a dump truck on Highway 55.

Idaho State Police says Jay Murphy was headed south on the highway Thursday afternoon when he veered across traffic and was struck by a dump truck being driven by a 57-year-old New Meadows man.

Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the dump truck was not injured.

The highway was blocked for about four hours.

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