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An overturned semi hauling potatoes blocked SR 26 east of MarDon Tuesday morning. The highway remained closed at press time.
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MARDON — An overturned semi left State Route 262 closed Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The driver, who was not identified, was hauling a load of potatoes across O’Sullivan Dam when he failed to negotiate a curve and rolled the truck on its side, the GCSO wrote. The vehicle blocked the highway completely. A fuel leak was briefly reported, but it was quickly contained and no fuel got into the reservoir.
The highway remained closed at press time with no estimate on when it would reopen, as the blockage was in a narrow spot and it was difficult to get a tow truck to it, the GCSO wrote.
MOSES LAKE — A driver died Monday night after crashing his vehicle and then being electrocuted, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The man, whose identity and city of residence had not been released at press time, was driving north on Road W Northeast near Ruff around 11 p.m., according to the statement. The vehicle, for reasons not yet known, crossed the road and landed in the barrow ditch, striking a power pole. The pole sheared in half and power lines fell above the vehicle. Investigators determined the driver died after he got out of the vehicle and came into contact with the energized power lines. Firefighters extinguished a small brush fire which consumed the vehicle.
The collision is under investigation, the statement said.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.