Two deadly crashes on Northern Nevada highways

On US50 approximately five miles east of Dayton, a Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) Trooper was involved in a fatal crash at 2:40 p.m. on Monday, June 5. One person was confirmed deceased on scene. The Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper was transported via CareFlight to Renown with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

The deceased victim of the crash is an adult male, according to a witness on-scene who performed CPR on him before paramedics arrived. His name has not been released. Family is being notified.

Reno Police Department M.A.I.T. Investigators (Fatal Team) are handling the crash investigation and all questions and inquiries should be directed to them.

On June 3 at approximately 9:25 a.m., NHP Troopers were dispatched to US95 at the south end of Walker Lake, north of Hawthorne, for a serious injury crash involving three vehicles and five passengers/drivers.

Preliminary investigation shows that a maroon 2013 Honda Accord was traveling northbound behind a white 2003 Peterbuilt semi-truck and a tan 2014 Fleetwood motor home/RV. The driver of the Honda Accord attempted to pass both the Semi-truck and RV and entered the southbound lane in a marked passing zone. As the Honda Accord was passing, the Peterbuilt Semi also began to pass the slower Fleetwood RV at the same time. The driver of the Honda Accord, in an effort to avoid the Peterbuilt, began to steer to the right causing the right front of the Accord to strike the left front of the motor home. The driver of the motor home braked and steered to the right causing it to go off the roadway and down the embankment and overturned. The Honda Accord also went down the embankment on the right side of the roadway. The semi driver, which did not make contact with either vehicle, pulled over and waited for Law Enforcement.

The passenger in the motor home, Rosalie Ann Powers, a 74-year-old resident of Livingston Texas, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where she later succumbed to the injuries she sustained in the crash.

The driver and passenger of the Honda Accord were transported by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the motor home was transported to a Reno Hospital via CareFlight with serious injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured. All five occupants involved were restrained and wearing seat belts.

If you were a witness to this incident, or have any information regarding this collision, please contact Trooper Karen Garretson of the Nevada Highway Patrol Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team (M.I.R.T.) at 775-687-9618 or kgarretson@dps.state.nv.us Case #170600227.