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KCSD: 2nd Child In Fatal Crash A Girl

In a news release, Kootenai County Sheriff's Department has corrected information provided in fatal Fernan Lake accident, to reveal that child in critical condition is a 1-year-old girl not a boy: "The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation of the traffic crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon on Fernan Lake Road that left a five year old boy dead and a one year old girl in critical condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center. The children involved in the collision have been identified as 5 year old Evan Deshazer and 1year old River Deshazer. Evan was pronounced dead at Kootenai Medical Center on Sunday; River was air-lifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane where she remains in critical condition. The Spokane County Medical Examiner will be conducting an autopsy of the deceased boy today. "



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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