Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Non injury crash involving a semi truck and train Edgemere Cutoff Rd/Vay Rd

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 1 Patrol 615 West Wilbur Ave. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
(208) 209-8620
Fax (208) 209-8619

For Immediate Release: 03/01/17 8:30 PM
Please direct questions to the District Office

On March 1st, 2017 at approximately 3:20 PM a non-injury crash occurred at the intersection of Edgemere Cutoff Rd and Vay Rd, approximately 8-miles west of Careywood, ID. A 2005 Kenworth semi-truck pulling a flatbed trailer, driven by Gerrit L. Ten Kley (63 years of Elk, WA), failed to stop for a railroad crossing stop sign and the trailer was struck by a southbound train. Ten Kley was not injured and was wearing his seatbelt. The intersection was blocked for approximately 2-hours.

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