Deer causes serious Bonner County accident
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| April 25, 2011 |
A deer is the cause of a serious two vehicle
accident this morning in Bonner County,
according the the Idaho State Police.
At about 11:14 a.m., Keith Nicholas, 37, Libby,
was traveling east on U.S. 2 near milepost 25 in
a Merkur Model XR4TI when a deer bounded onto
the roadway in front of him from the south
ditch. Nicholas hit the deer, sending it flying
into the westbound lane, where the deer went
through the windshield of a Toyota Scion driven
by Judith Linker, 69, Sandpoint, causing her to
veer off the south shoulder of the highway,
where she hit a high-tension power pole, crossed
a creek and came to rest on the opposite bank.
Nicholas was able to bring his car to a
controlled stop, and was not injured in the
crash, but Linker was flown to Sacred Heart
Medical Center, Spokane.
The accident remains under investigation by
Idaho State Police Corporal Jeff Jayne. |
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