Fatal Crash SH53 near McGuire Rd

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Idaho State Police
Regional Communication Center – North
615 W Wilbur Ave Ste A
Coeur d Alene, Idaho 83815
(208) 209-8620 FAX: (208) 209-8618

CASE # C10000960

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DATE: 04/23/2010 TIME: 8:43 PM LOCATION: WB SH53 MP3.4 (McGuire Rd) Hauser, ID

INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Cpl. J Sullivan

ASSISTING OFFICERS/AGENCIES: Sgt White, Cpls Robnett and Sutton, Tprs Bakken, Kagarice, and Ashby, Kootenai County, Idaho Dept of Transportation, Hauser Lake Fire, Northern Lakes Fire and EMS, Kootenai co EMS

VEHICLE #1
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DRIVER pending Next of Kin notification
INJURIES? – Fatal
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? Yates Funeral Home
VEHICLE Red passenger car

SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN? Yes

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VEHICLE #2
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DRIVER Leslie E. Hammond AGE 71
ADDRESS Post Falls, ID
INJURIES? – Yes
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? Kootenai Medical Center
VEHICLE White 1993 Ford F250 Pickup
WRECKER All Season's
SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN? No

PASSENGER – Elaine M. Church AGE 77
ADDRESS Post Falls, ID
INJURIES? – Yes
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN ? KMC
SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN? No

INCIDENT NARRATIVE: Sargent was driving Westbound in the Eastbound lanes. He struck Hammond head-on. Hammond's vehicle then flipped onto its top. Hammond and Church had to be extricated from the pickup.

SUPERVISOR Sgt White

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