Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Dalton Gardens

One person died following a single-vehicle crash Friday morning near Fourth Street and Dalton Avenue in Dalton Gardens, according to a press release from Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.

KCSO and medical units responded about 10 a.m. to reports that a vehicle had crashed into a tree. CPR was administered to the unconscious male driver, but he was not able to be revived, the sheriff's office said. A passenger was transported to the hospital with critical injuries.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time, but it is believed to have been due to a medical episode, the release said. 

Fourth Street from Dalton Avenue to Hanley Avenue was blocked while the incident was under investigation.