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Memo on legal work in RPS case surfaces
February 26, 2010 in City on Page A5
A lawyer with the state attorney general’s office who provided a legal review of an investigation into a fatal 2006 River Park Square garage crash believed his review was being …
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No charges in fatal car plunge from RPS garage
April 4, 2009 in City on Page B2
No charges will be filed from the 2006 death of a woman whose car broke through a parking garage barrier and plunged five stories to the ramp below. Spokane County …
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State’s input on RPS sought
February 13, 2009 in City on Page A11
Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has asked for advice from the state attorney general’s office on an investigation into the death of a woman whose car fell from the River …
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Prosecutor seeks advice on RPS crash
February 12, 2009 in City Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has asked for advice from the state Attorney General’s office on an investigation into the death of a woman whose car fell from the River …
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Garage probe uncovers no fraud
September 6, 2008 in City on Page A1
A yearlong federal investigation into the River Park Square mall found no proof of fraud, but evidence surrounding the death of a Pullman woman whose car broke through a barrier …
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Sheriff supports passing case to FBI
August 25, 2007 in City on Page B3 Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said Friday he fully supports Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick’s decision to forward homicide allegations involving the River Park Square garage to the FBI. Former …
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Manslaughter charges urged in RPS garage death
August 24, 2007 in City A former Pend Oreille County sheriff believes manslaughter charges should be filed in connection with the death of a woman whose car plunged from the River Park Square parking garage …
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RPS is ready to work on garage
October 19, 2006 in City on Page B1
Seven months after a woman died when her car fell from the River Park Square parking garage, construction will start to prevent future failures of the structure’s walls. The city …
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Repairs to RPS barriers delayed
September 30, 2006 in City on Page A1
The city of Spokane told River Park Square officials Friday that the mall’s plans to strengthen the walls of its garage are incomplete. The city’s building department said it would …
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Insurer settles in RPS death
September 27, 2006 in City on Page B3
The insurance company representing River Park Square garage has reached a settlement with the family of a woman who died when her Subaru fell from the structure’s fifth floor in …
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RPS garage to get upgrades
August 5, 2006 in City on Page A1
River Park Square officials announced Friday that they will strengthen the mall’s parking garage by attaching steel rods and plates to outside-facing walls. The announcement comes four months after a …
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Some RPS garage barriers inferior
July 20, 2006 in City Half of the barriers on the first seven floors of the River Park Square Parking garage – including one that collapsed earlier this year when hit by a car – …
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In brief: No grand jury for garage death
June 15, 2006 in City on Page B1 Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has declined to ask a grand jury to investigate whether criminal charges should result from the death of a woman whose car fell from the …
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Attorney: RPS failed to act
June 8, 2006 in City on Page B2
An attorney representing the family of a woman who died when her car fell from the River Park Square garage sharply criticized mall officials Wednesday for failing to take the …
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Engineer’s report indicated ‘problem’ with RPS garage walls
June 7, 2006 in City More than a decade before a Pullman woman died when her car drove through a barrier on the fifth level of the River Park Square garage, an engineer expressed concern …
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Judge grants request for garage hearing
May 25, 2006 in City on Page b1
A Spokane County Superior Court judge has scheduled a hearing at 1:30 p.m. June 6 to examine the River Park Square parking garage. The hearing before Judge Kathleen OConnor was …
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Garage to test barriers
May 23, 2006 in City on Page B1
The River Park Square garage is closing off parking in rows that face Spokane Falls Boulevard while the owners test the concrete barriers at the end of the spaces. A …
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Voluntary RPS upgrades possible
May 18, 2006 in City on Page A1
River Park Square officials said Wednesday that safety improvements will be considered to prevent another car from falling from the mall’s garage. However, they stressed that any changes would be …
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Garage barrier imperfect but exceeds code, study says
May 16, 2006 in City The concrete barrier that motorist Jo Ellen Savage hit in last month’s fatal accident in the River Park Square parking garage exceeds building code requirements, according to a Seattle engineering …
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Eugster wants grand jury to probe fatal fall at garage
May 13, 2006 in City on Page B2
Spokane attorney Steve Eugster wants a grand jury to investigate whether any criminal charges should be brought in the fatal plunge of a car out of the River Park Square …
