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Two injured in U. S. 95 crash near Viola

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A three-vehicle collision on U. S. Highway 95 near Viola briefly closed the road Saturday evening, resulting in two hospitalizations, according to an Idaho State Police news release. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. when a 19-year-old Viola man driving a 1999 Dodge Dakota crossed double yellow lines and sideswiped a northbound 2006 Dodge Ram driven by a 25-year-old Garfield woman. The Dakota then collided head-on with a 2024 Toyota RAV4 driven by a 73-year-old Potlatch woman.

The 19-year-old driver was taken to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow for serious injuries. The 73-year-old RAV4 driver was hospitalized for minor injuries. The Garfield woman was not injured. All parties were wearing seatbelts. U. S. 95 reopened around 6:45 p.m. after first responders cleared the scene. The crash remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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    A three-vehicle collision occurred on U. S. Highway 95 near Violaβ€œAround 5 p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old Viola man driving south in a 1999 Dodge Dakota reportedly crossed double yellow lines and sideswiped a 2006 Dodge Ram traveling north by a 25-year-old Garfield woman, according to an ISP news release distributed Sunday. The Dodge Dakota subsequently collided head-on with a 2024 Toyota RAV4 driven by a 73-year-old Potlatch woman, the news release said.”
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    The collision briefly closed the road Saturday eveningβ€œHospitalizations followed a three-vehicle injury crash that briefly closed U.S. Highway 95 near Viola on Saturday evening, according to an Idaho State Police news release.”
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    The crash resulted in two hospitalizationsβ€œThe 19-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow for serious injuries. Authorities say the 73-year-old woman was also taken by ambulance to the Moscow hospital for minor injuries.”
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    The crash occurred around 5 p.m.β€œAround 5 p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old Viola man driving south in a 1999 Dodge Dakota reportedly crossed double yellow lines and sideswiped a 2006 Dodge Ram traveling north by a 25-year-old Garfield woman, according to an ISP news release distributed Sunday.”
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    A 19-year-old Viola man was driving a 1999 Dodge Dakotaβ€œAround 5 p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old Viola man driving south in a 1999 Dodge Dakota reportedly crossed double yellow lines and sideswiped a 2006 Dodge Ram traveling north by a 25-year-old Garfield woman, according to an ISP news release distributed Sunday.”
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    The 19-year-old Viola man crossed double yellow linesβ€œAround 5 p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old Viola man driving south in a 1999 Dodge Dakota reportedly crossed double yellow lines and sideswiped a 2006 Dodge Ram traveling north by a 25-year-old Garfield woman, according to an ISP news release distributed Sunday.”
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    The 19-year-old Viola man sideswiped a northbound 2006 Dodge Ramβ€œa 19-year-old Viola man driving south in a 1999 Dodge Dakota reportedly crossed double yellow lines and sideswiped a 2006 Dodge Ram traveling north by a 25-year-old Garfield woman, according to an ISP news release distributed Sunday.”
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    The 2006 Dodge Ram was driven by a 25-year-old Garfield womanβ€œa 25-year-old Garfield woman, according to an ISP news release distributed Sunday.”
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    The Dakota collided head-on with a 2024 Toyota RAV4β€œThe Dodge Dakota subsequently collided head-on with a 2024 Toyota RAV4 driven by a 73-year-old Potlatch woman, the news release said.”
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    The 2024 Toyota RAV4 was driven by a 73-year-old Potlatch womanβ€œThe Dodge Dakota subsequently collided head-on with a 2024 Toyota RAV4 driven by a 73-year-old Potlatch woman, the news release said.”
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    The 19-year-old driver was taken to Gritman Medical Center in Moscowβ€œThe 19-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow for serious injuries.”
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    The 19-year-old driver was hospitalized for serious injuriesβ€œThe 19-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow for serious injuries.”
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    The 73-year-old RAV4 driver was hospitalized for minor injuriesβ€œThe 73-year-old woman was also taken by ambulance to the Moscow hospital for minor injuries.”
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    The Garfield woman was not injuredβ€œThe 25-year-old woman was not injured.”
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    All parties were wearing seatbeltsβ€œThe news release indicates all parties were wearing seatbelts.”
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    U. S. 95 reopened around 6:45 p.m.β€œBoth lanes of U.S. Highway 95 were blocked while first responders worked to clear the scene. Troopers report that all lanes were reopened around 6:45 p.m.”
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    First responders cleared the sceneβ€œBoth lanes of U.S. Highway 95 were blocked while first responders worked to clear the scene. Troopers report that all lanes were reopened around 6:45 p.m.”
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    The crash remains under investigation by Idaho State Policeβ€œThe crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.”

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