NYE COUNTY, NV (KTNV) — A head-on collision near mile marker 105 on US95 resulted in one fatality and three injuries Sunday afternoon, according to Nevada State Police Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. when a Subaru Outback traveling north entered the southbound lane and attempted to overtake several vehicles. The driver veered left to avoid a collision with a southbound Mercedes GLS, which was in the number one travel lane.
Authorities reported that the Mercedes driver attempted to swerve right, but the two vehicles collided head-on on the southbound dirt shoulder of US95. Janis Bauer, 78, a passenger in the Mercedes, was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of both vehicles, as well as another passenger in the Subaru, were transported to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the Major Incident Reconstruction Team of NSP. According to authorities, Southern Command has investigated 28 fatal crashes resulting in 31 deaths in 2026.