Thursday, August 30, 2012

Crash SH3 @16 L12000673

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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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