Fatality Crash NB SH57 @ 3.5

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PRESS RELEASE FOR DISTRICT One CASE # C15000505

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DATE: 3/6/2015 TIME: 7:16 PM LOCATION: NB State Highway 57 near mile post 3.5

ASSISTING AGENCIES: Bonner County and Idaho Transportation Department

VEHICLE #1
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DRIVER Burke, Charles A AGE 58
ADDRESS Priest River, ID
INJURIES? - Fatal
HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN Sherman & Knapp Funeral Home
VEHICLE YEAR 1998 VEHICLE MAKE Ford VEHICLE MODEL Explorer
WRECKER A-1 Tow
SEATBELTS/HELMET WORN? No


INCIDENT NARRATIVE: Burke was traveling northbound on State Highway 57 near mile post 3.5 when he left the roadway and crashed into a ditch. He was ejected from the vehicle and succumbed to his injuries on scene. Investigation is ongoing.



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