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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:  05/02/2021 4:56 AM

Please direct questions to the District Office


On May 1, 2021, at approximately 7:01 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash on eastbound I90 at milepost 2. This is in Kootenai County.


Kimberly A. Gallagher, 53, of Spokane Valley, WA, was driving a red 2004 Honda Accord eastbound on I90 at milepost 2.  Stephanie M. Brunner, 43, of Independence, MO, was stopped in traffic in a semi-truck due to it being backed up from another collision. The Honda Accord struck the semi at a high rate of speed. 


Gallagher was transported by ground ambulance to Kootenai Health in Coeur d Alene, ID, where she succumbed to her injuries. Gallagher was not wearing a seatbelt. Next of kin has been notified. The roads were blocked for approximately two hours and thirty minutes. This investigation is ongoing. 


TAO

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