Update: U.S. 95 reopens after head-on collision north of Homedale; 4 hospitalized
Idaho State Police say a head-on collision north of Homedale closed all lanes of U.S. 95 for over two hours on Thursday and sent four people to the hospital.
The highway reopened just before 3 p.m. Thursday, according to police.
A juvenile driving south in a Nissan Altima collided head-on with a Hyundai Santa Fe headed north just before noon, after the juvenile “failed to negotiate a curve,” according to a Thursday afternoon news release.
The driver and a second juvenile in the Nissan were not wearing seat belts. Both were taken to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, the driver by ambulance, the passenger via helicopter.
The Hyundai driver, Gerald Brown, 74, and his passenger, Pamela J. Brown, 67 — both of Wilder — also were taken to Saint Al’s. The Browns were wearing seat belts, according to police.
State police said in a news release Friday that all four are still in the hospital, but all are expected to recover from their injuries.
The crash took place near milepost 35.5 in Canyon County, and the highway was closed for about two and a half hours.
On Thursday afternoon, Idaho State Police took to social media to emphasize the importance of wearing a seat belt.
Ian Max Stevenson contributed to this report.
This story was originally published May 20, 2021 at 12:57 PM.
