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Idaho State Police
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815

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CASE # L12000673

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DATE: 8/29/2012        TIME: 3:56 PM    LOCATION: Northbound SH3 milepost 16 - near Kendrick,ID 

ASSISTING AGENCIES: Latah County Sheriff's Dept.

VEHICLE  #1   
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DRIVER  Garza,Gabriel V     AGE 33 Years
ADDRESS Othello,WA
INJURIES? - No
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? N/A
VEHICLE YEAR 2004     VEHICLE MAKE  Kenworth  VEHICLE MODEL Tractor and trailer           
WRECKER Forest Towing       
SEATBELTS WORN? Unknown 

PASSENGER: None
                                   

INCIDENT NARRATIVE: On August 29, 2012, ISP investigated a crash/traffic hazard on SH3 at milepost 16.  Gabriel Garza was operating a Kenworth truck owned by Mid-Columbia Transport LLC and towing a trailer owned by Jacklin Seed Co which was loaded with seed, when the trailer suffered a serious structural failure causing the trailer to buckle and collapse near the center.  The northbound lane was blocked for approximately 7 hours while Forest Towing, with the assistance of Primeland Cooperative, emptied the contents of the trailer and removed the trailer from the roadway.  No injuries were reported.   
                        


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