Coeur d’Alene man dies in I-90 crash near Liberty Lake

Jeremy D. Razza, 38, of Coeur d’Alene, died after a one-car crash on westbound Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake, Washington, sent his vehicle off the roadway and into an overpass just before the Kramer Parkway overpass.

The Washington State Patrol said Razza was driving around 5 a.m. Friday, May 22, when the vehicle left the roadway to the right and struck the structure near milepost 294 or 295. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The right westbound lane was blocked while troopers investigated, a disruption that affected one of the main commuter routes linking Coeur d’Alene, Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley. Drivers using the corridor were urged to use caution in the area as investigators worked at the scene.

The crash comes as the Liberty Lake stretch of I-90 remains a closely watched transportation corridor, with the Kramer Bridge Overpass tied to broader improvement work in the Harvard bridge revision and Barker Road area. For North Idaho residents who cross the state line daily, the route is more than a highway connection: It is a lifeline for work, school, medical care and family travel, and even a single fatal crash can ripple through those routines.

Razza’s death leaves a loss felt first in Coeur d’Alene, where family, friends and neighbors now face the immediate shock of a man who did not make it home. It also reinforces the safety concerns that continue to shadow the busy interstate through Liberty Lake, where traffic, construction and high speeds converge on a corridor many Kootenai County residents depend on every day.