On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Troopers with the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle crash on State Route 140 (SR140), near mile 95 in Humboldt County. This location is approximately 125 miles northwest of Winnemucca and 15 miles southeast of the Oregon state line.
Preliminary investigation determined that a blue Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on SR140. The driver of the F-150 stopped the vehicle in the northbound travel lane and all three (3) occupants exited the vehicle to tend to dogs that were kenneled in the truck bed. A white Hyundai Tucson was traveling northbound on SR140 when it struck the rear of the F-150 and both passengers from the F-150 who were standing behind the truck. The front of the Hyundai became wedged under the rear of the F-150 and both vehicles came to rest in the northbound travel lane facing west.
Tragically, both passengers of the F-150 sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash. They were identified as 61-year-old Glen Meyers of Sun Valley, Nevada and 52-year-old Kevin Austin of Riverdale, Utah. The driver of the F-150 did not sustain any injuries. The driver of the Hyundai was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Impairment is suspected in this crash.
The crash is considered an open investigation and is being investigated by the Nevada Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Unit. If you were a witness to this incident, or have any information regarding the crash, please contact the NHP Elko Office at (775) 753-1111 or e-mail ncemirt@dps.state.nv.us.