Travelers tie up traffic
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July 25, 2013 |
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While details remain sketchy, a Montana couple
and their three dogs enjoyed a less than
pleasant trip through Boundary County Wednesday,
Not only did their day not go well, but the
mishap that befell them tied up motorists on
Highway 95 for several hours.
The Boundary County Sheriff's Office, Bonners
Ferry City Police, Boundary Volunteer Ambulance,
Paradise Valley and South Boundary Fire all
responded at to milepost 502 on the north side
of Peterson Hill at 11:32 a.m. July 24 amid a
series of conflicting reports.
Adding to the confusion was a report of a wreck
on the highway north of Bonners Ferry, which
turned out to be a log truck that broke down on
the highway.
The reason for the dearth of information is that
an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper was
called into service to attend the Peterson Hill
crash; she spent hours on-scene and forewent
issuing a press release as injuries were not
severe.
According to Boundary County undersheriff Rich
Stephens, the small SUV towing a trailer was
headed north when the driver lost control for
unknown reasons and rolled, coming to rest on
it's side. The trailer flipped upside down,
coming to rest on its top (in the photo above,
taken by Ingrid Pavia, the trailer had been
righted for Cabinet Motors Towing; it was taken
from the scene by a passing Husk's Towing rig
that happened to be returning to Bonners Ferry
from Sandpoint).
The female passenger was taken to Boundary
Community Hospital shortly after the mishap, her
husband, the driver, stayed to help
investigators and was later taken to the
hospital to be checked out and to be with his
wife.
The three dogs, I'm told were a bit excited, but
uninjured. |
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