September 4, 2010 in News

Man dies in DUI rollover

 

A 48-year-old man died after he rolled his car while driving under the influence of intoxicants at 1:15 a.m. Saturday.

The rollover occurred at the intersection of Trent Avenue and Starr Road in the Newman Lake area, according to Washington State Patrol.

Donald R. Crum, of Coeur d’Alene, was westbound on Trent when he went off the side of the road. As he overcorrected, his Hyundai Accent rolled and ejected him. Crum was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, according to WSP.

He was transported by MedStar to Providence Sacred Heart Hospital, where he died.

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  • spokanecommunistparty on September 04 at 7:25 p.m.

    That intersection needs a traffic light. Its kinda hard to picture how that took place, could it have been eastbound instead? There is a gas station on the westbound corner of Trent and Star Road.

  • carolynl on September 04 at 7:48 p.m.

    According to the WSP news release, he was westbound and went off the north side of the road before overcorrecting to the left …

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