Myer lied to police telling them he swerved to avoid an animal

Four other unidentified passengers treated for injury but none sustained life-threatening damage

A SUV full of teenagers crashed in Idaho after one of the passengers lit the driver's armpit hair on fire with a lighter, authorities said Wednesday.

All five young people in the Ford Bronco were hurt in the crash Sunday and received medical treatment, the Ada County Sheriff's Office said.

Two of the passengers, ages 15 and 16, were thrown from the vehicle, but none of the five suffered life-threatening injuries.

A Ford Bronco crashed with five teenagers aboard, after authorities say one of the passengers lit the driver's armpit hair on fire with a lighter in rural Ada County

Tristian Meyers, who rolled his vehicle when a passenger tried to light his armpit hair on fire, originally told police he swerved to avoid hitting an animal

The sheriff's department said the rollover occurred after a 16-year-old boy was goofing off in the front seat and lit 18-year-old Tristian Myers' armpit hair on fire while Myers was driving.

The crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. in southeast Boise, on Columbia Road between Meridian and Linder.

Deputies cited Myers with inattentive driving, while the 16-year-old was cited for interfering with the driver's safety.

The passenger's name wasn't released.

A 17-year old also was in the front seat but was not cited.

Deputies also said none of the teens was wearing a seatbelt, and there was evidence Myers was driving too fast.

Ada County Sherrif spokesman Patrick Orr told the Idaho Statesman that they were lucky no one was killed.

Though none of their injuries were life-threatening, three of the passengers had to be taken to the hospital.

Deputies cited Myers with inattentive driving, while the 16-year-old was cited for interfering with the driver's safety

Meyers originally told police he swerved to avoid hitting an animal.

' It wasn’t until a short time later, after deputies talked to all the teens, when a different story emerged — that the teens in the front of the car were goofing around prior to the crash,' read a police sta tement. ' There was also evidence Myers was going too fast and driving erratically prior to the crash, which led to citation for inattentive driving. '