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Two Post Falls drivers and a 13YO passenger in one vehicle were injured when they were involved 
in a head-on collision at Mullan Avenue and Henry Street in Post Falls Thursday morning. Preliminary evidence indicates that John Watson, 59, suffered a “medical episode” that caused him to crash his Jeep into a vehicle at Mullan and Idaho before ramming a Ford Contour driven by James Norris, 37, according to Post Falls police. Witnesses said Watson was speeding westbound in the eastbound lane when he struck Norris’s car. Watson suffered a traumatic leg injury and his 13YO male passenger sustained face and leg injuries. Norris suffered multiple fractures and trauma. Medical personnel extricated all three from their vehicles. Full Post Falls Police Department news release here.
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sphs80 on December 05 at 8:51 p.m.
What is a “medical episode”? There was a recent fatal collision in spokane because someone had a “medical episode” and killed an innocent pedestrian.
At what point do we understand that driving is a priviledge, not a right, and prohibit those with potential significant “medical episodes”, like being on oxygen, from getting behind the wheel of a vehicle?
James Norris is a long time friend and his suffering may have been uncessary!