Thursday, December 1, 2016

***Update *** District 1 Injury Crash N 5th St/E Best Ave, Coeur d'Alene

Idaho State Police
Regional Communication Center - North
615 W Wilbur Ave
Suite A
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815

Please direct questions to the appropriate District Offices
District 1 (208) 209-8620 Fax (208) 209- 8618
District 2 (208) 799-5150

CASE #:C16002848 District: District One
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DATE: 11/29/2016 TIME:6:17 PM LOCATION: North 5th St / E Best Ave, Coeur d Alene, ID
ASSISTING AGENCIES: Coeur d Alene City Police Department, Coeur d Alene Fire Department
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VEHICLE #1
DRIVER: Lester Olson
AGE: 62
ADDRESS: Coeur d Alene, Idaho
INJURIES?: None
VEHICLE YEAR: 2013
VEHICLE MAKE: Kia VEHICLE MODEL: Soul
SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN?: Yes

PEDESTRIAN #1

NAME: Julia A. Free AGE:74
ADDRESS: Post Falls, Idaho
INJURIES: Fatal


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INCIDENT NARRATIVE:

***UPDATE** Next of kin for the pedestrian involved, Julia Free, have been notified. Free also succumbed to her injuries at Kootenai Health on December 1st at 1216 hours.

Olson was traveling west on Best Ave when he struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was walking north across Best Ave in an area not designated or marked as a crosswalk when the incident occurred. Pedestrian identification is being withheld pending family notification.

DSP INITIALS SJT
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