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Train-Car Crash Hurts Post Falls Man

A 39-year-old Post Falls man was injured this morning when 2002 Subaru Legacy was hit by a Union Pacific Train at the railroad crossing at Grange Avenue and pushed to the next crossing at Chase Avenue in the Post Falls area. John Cheatham was northbound on Grange at 8:19 a.m. when he reportedly failed to yield to the westbound train, according to an Idaho State Police report. Cheatham was taken by ambulance to Kootenai Medical Center. The extend of his injuries were not reported.



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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