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December 24, 2011 in City
Two men die in pickup truck rollover near Cheney
Two men were killed this morning in the crash of a speeding pickup truck west of Cheney.
The 28-year-old driver, a Cheney resident, and 30-year-old passenger, from Spokane, were found dead, still in their seatbelts, inside the 2004 Ford F-150 about 6:30 a.m. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office withheld their names.
The truck was traveling an estimated 90 mph – twice the speed limit – on Salnave Road, just east of Granite Lake Road, about 2½ miles west of Cheney, the sheriff’s office said.
The pickup left a straight section of road, rolled at least four times and came to rest about 344 feet out in a wheat field, according to investigators.
A person driving to work discovered the crash, and Spokane County Fire District 3 firefighters arrived within 10 minutes and reported both men were dead.
A Spokane sheriff’s chaplain was attempting to contact family members today. The names of the deceased likely will be released after autopsies are done next week, the sheriff’s office said.
The investigation continues. It is unknown whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident. Traffic investigators will wait about a month to receive toxicology results from the state toxicology laboratory in Seattle.
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liberal_in_right_wing_land on December 24 at 2:14 p.m.
I went to high school out in Cheney, I know this road, you don’t drive 90 mph on it unless your drunk or on something else.
So tragic, especially this time of the year, my heart goes out to these people families.
oneanddone on December 24 at 4:47 p.m.
At least they didn’t hurt anyone else.
westerly on December 24 at 4:51 p.m.
Needless waste of lives and the survivor families live with this forever at this time of year
4onlyme on December 25 at 10:22 a.m.
SpokyDaBear….god forbid this ever happen to you and your family…as for my family, we have suffered a great and dear loss. not only was he a great son, he was an even better brother, cousin, friend, uncle and fiance..learn some manners.
liberal_in_right_wing_land on December 25 at 11:16 a.m.
Spoky thinks he is funny but he’s just a pathetic lonely loser. He posts crap like this all the time on articles when people have lost their life, its a shame, he is probably the biggest idiot allowed to post on here.
Heartless moron…..Karma you idiot, what goes around comes around you disgusting pathetic piece of garbage excuse for a human.
(Please don’t flag his post, let people see how stupid this pathetic loser is)