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Motorcyclist dies after crash with semi on Highway 95 in Owyhee County

A Kuna man was riding a motorcycle and crashed into the semi-truck at the intersection of Pershall Road and Highway 95. ISP said he died at the scene.

OWYHEE COUNTY, Idaho — A Kuna man died after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash with a semi-truck Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Pershall Road and Highway 95. 

Idaho State Police reported that, around 4:03 p.m., a 37-year-old man from Kuna was riding a black 1987 Harley Davidson motorcycle heading south on Highway 95. He crashed in the intersection with a red 2013 Freightliner truck driven by a Caldwell teen who was driving west on Pershall Road.

The Kuna man died at the scene. ISP said the driver of the semi was not taken to the hospital.

Police said both lanes on Pershall Road and Northbound Highway 95 were blocked for roughly four hours to allow first responders to assist those involved. All lanes are now open. 

It's unclear who caused the crash, it is currently under investigation by Idaho State Police.

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