NorthwestAugust 6, 2024

Moscow-Pullman Daily News
A truck that caught fire from an accident along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow is fastened to a tow truck near milepost 342 on Monday.
A truck that caught fire from an accident along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow is fastened to a tow truck near milepost 342 on Monday.Liesbeth Powers/Moscow-Pullman Daily News
A car involved in a crash along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow on Monday is driven away from the site of the accident near milepost 342.
A car involved in a crash along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow on Monday is driven away from the site of the accident near milepost 342.Liesbeth Powers/Moscow-Pullman Daily News
U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow is reopened on Monday as the cars involved in a crash are towed away from the accident site near milepost 342.
U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow is reopened on Monday as the cars involved in a crash are towed away from the accident site near milepost 342.Liesbeth Powers/Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Two cars involved in a car crash along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow on Monday are loaded on to tow trucks near milepost 342.
Two cars involved in a car crash along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow on Monday are loaded on to tow trucks near milepost 342.Liesbeth Powers/Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Traffic backs up along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow while crews work to clear wreckage from an accident near milepost 342 on Monday.
Traffic backs up along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow while crews work to clear wreckage from an accident near milepost 342 on Monday.Liesbeth Powers/Moscow-Pullman Daily News
A truck that caught fire from an accident along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow is loaded on to a tow truck near milepost 342 on Monday.
A truck that caught fire from an accident along U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow is loaded on to a tow truck near milepost 342 on Monday.Liesbeth Powers/Moscow-Pullman Daily News

MOSCOW — An 18-year-old Lewiston man was taken via air to a local hospital following a head-on car crash Monday morning on U.S. Highway 95 south of Moscow.

According to the Idaho State Police, the man was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger northbound on U.S. 95 at approximately 7:30 a.m. His vehicle crossed the center line and struck a southbound 2009 Honda CR-V head-on. The male’s Ford Ranger then caught fire.

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The Honda was driven by a 20-year-old Caldwell woman who was wearing a seat belt. She was taken to a local hospital by a ground ambulance.

The Lewiston man was not wearing a seat belt. The crash blocked the highway for more than three hours. It remains under investigation.

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