Kim Novak is happy to be alive after her car stopped in the middle of the road, completely dead, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. The car had caught fire when she discovered she couldn’t get out because all electrical power in the vehicle was gone. Responding police Officer Tim Schwering managed to punch a hole through a window and pull her to safety. Novak talks about the ordeal Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 at her north Spokane home. Story below. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
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.
