Fatal Crash I90 milepost 3, Post Falls

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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: 9/30/3033 3:22 AM
Please direct questions to the District Office

On September 30th, 2022, at approximately 0026 hours, Idaho State Police was dispatched to a head-on vehicle crash involving a wrong way driver on eastbound Interstate 90 near milepost 3. Upon arrival on scene, troopers located a 2007 Jeep Liberty driven by a 74 year old female from Spokane Valley, and a 2007 Toyota Camry driven by a 32 year old male from Lynnwood. Both drivers were extricated from their vehicles and transported by ambulance to Kootenai Medical Center with critical injuries. The female was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Next of kin has been notified. Several other vehicles were damaged by running over debris in the roadway. The investigation is ongoing.

SJT
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