Friday, January 4, 2019

Fatal crash US95 and Dufort Rd

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PRESS RELEASE FOR DISTRICT ONE CASE # C19000029
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DATE: 01/04/2019 TIME: 8:00 PM LOCATION: US95 & Dufort Rd, Sagle, Idaho

On Friday, January 4, 2019, around 4:13 PM, a fatal crash occurred at the intersection of US95 and Dufort Rd, south of Sagle, Idaho. A maroon 1998 Toyota Sienna van driven by Beverly Maples, 72 year old female of Bonners Ferry, ID, was eastbound at the intersection. Maples pulled out into the path of a southbound 2014 Peterbuilt semi truck, driven by Charanjit Parmar, 55 year old male of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The semi struck the van on the driver's side as Maples attempted to make a left (northbound) turn onto US95. Maples was declared deceased at the scene. Parmar was not injured. Airbags did deploy on the van. Seatbelts were worn by both drivers. Next of kin has been notified, and the investigation continues.

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