BOISE, Idaho — Three people were taken to local hospitals after a crash on US Highway 93 in Jerome County, Idaho State Police (ISP) reported Tuesday evening.
Police said the crash happened when an 18-year-old man from Jerome attempted to make a left turn onto westbound 200 North from the highway in a GMC Sierra. The man failed to yield the right-of-way to an oncoming Chevrolet Cobalt, driven by a 47-year-old man from Jerome.
According to Idaho State Police, the vehicles collided at the intersection.
The Chevrolet had two passengers, both men from Twin Falls. The 47-year-old was taken to a local hospital by air ambulance, the ISP news release said.
Both passengers of the Chevrolet were taken to a local hospital by ground ambulance.
Idaho State Police said the drivers of both vehicles were not wearing seatbelts. The passenger in the front seat of the Chevrolet was wearing a seatbelt, but the rear-seat passenger was not.
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