One dead following U.S. 95 crash
Photo via IDAHO STATE POLICE — District 1 on Twitter One passenger in this vehicle died and the driver and two other passengers were injured when it was struck by a pickup Saturday night on U.S. 95 at Boekel Road. The pickup driver was arrested for DUI.
A 38–year-old Cocolalla man died following a Saturday evening crash in northern Kootenai County on U.S. 95.
Idaho State Police reported the crash occurred around 8:30, killing Ryan Allen.
Cory Kreager, 35, of Priest River, was arrested for DUI, said ISP on Twitter.
Per an ISP news release, Kreager was driving a black Ford pickup eastbound on Boekel Road when he failed to stop at the stop sign at the road’s intersection with U.S. 95.
Kreager’s truck struck the driver’s side of a gold Dodge Caravan driven by Vern Allen, 74, of Cocolalla, and traveling north on 95, according to ISP.
Ryan Allen was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Vern Allen and his passengers, Patricia Allen, 71, of Cocolalla, and Troy Allen, 51, of Sandpoint, were transported to Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene.
All occupants of both vehicles were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
— Maureen Dolan