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Woman killed in Dufort Road collision identified |
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August 7, 2017 |
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Malone, 36, leaves behind a
five-year-old daughter. |
The woman killed Thursday, August 3, while
jogging in the 16000 block of Dufort Road near
Priest River has been identified as Katherine R.
Malone, 36, Nashville, Tennessee, who was in
town visiting relatives.
She and her five-year-old daughter were staying
in her family cabin on the Pend Orielle River.
According to the Idaho State Police, Jesse
Flory, 22, Bonners Ferry, was driving a 1992
Kenworth pulling a full load of logs through a
left-hand blind curve at about 9:53 a.m. and
came upon Malone jogging in the roadway.
He swerved, laying the semi on its side in an
attempt to avoid her, but a portion of the truck
hit her.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. A memorial
service is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday, August
8, at First Presbyterian Church, 817 SW
Harrison, Topeka, Kansas, where she grew up and
graduated high school.
A second memorial service will be held Friday,
August 11, 11 a.m., at Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 3900 West End Avenue, Nashville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
Kansas Children's Service League, 3545 SW 5th,
Topeka, KS, 66605, or Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Nashville.
Investigation is ongoing. |
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