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January 30, 2012 in City
Spokane man hit by car early Saturday dies
A Spokane man hit by a car at Market Street and Providence Avenue at 2 a.m. Saturday has died of his injuries, Spokane police said. He was identified as Dennis Burgess.
Wayne Ueda, Burgess’ brother-in-law, said Burgess was a 1983 graduate of Rogers High School and worked as a carpenter and landscaper. Burgess, 47, is survived by three sons, a sister, two brothers, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Burgess was found after someone called police to report finding a person lying in the road. He was unconscious when police arrived, according to a Spokane Police Department press release. Shortly afterward, a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy stopped a speeding car at Hawthorne Road and Market that appeared to have been involved in an accident.
The driver, Hannah K. Hahn, 21, was booked into the Spokane County Jail on suspicion of vehicular assault. Police have not said if Hahn will face additional charges related to Burgess’ death.
Father rescues girl from burning home
A father broke out a window in his burning home early Sunday morning to rescue his 4-year-old daughter from the flames. The girl was unharmed.
The mobile home fire in the 2900 block of North Francis Street in Coeur d’Alene was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department. The caller said a child was trapped inside, and when police arrived they saw the father break out a bedroom window and go inside the home to save his daughter, the press release said.
The man was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries he received during the rescue.
Crews from the Kootenai and Northern Lakes fire departments also helped put out the fire. Four engines, a ladder truck and two ambulances responded, along with 25 firefighters.
The fire began in a rear bedroom and was under investigation. The mobile home was heavily damaged by fire and smoke.
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Rock60 on January 30 at 7:51 a.m.
This sounds very similar to the Skillingstad hit and run a while back. These young women need to learn the consequences of their actions. Hit and run is serious.
reservedparking on January 30 at 7:57 a.m.
Streets run E/W. Avenues run N/S.
That would be Providence Avenue and Market Street.
Pedestrians need to be really careful in this town, because the drivers aren’t.
westerly on January 30 at 8:04 a.m.
Backwoods drivers….’Spokane’…backwoods period.
The_Seer on January 30 at 8:08 a.m.
reservedparking: You could not be more wrong. All of the “numbered” thoroughfares like 1st and 2nd are “avenues” and run exclusively east and west. There are “avenues” that also run north and south in Spokane.
Then there are boulevards as well…
reservedparking on January 30 at 8:35 a.m.
Ack! My dyslexia is flaring this morning. That should have read exactly the opposite: Streets DO run N/S. Avenues are E/W.
I’m not familiar with any N/S avenues. They would be the exception to the general rule.
Thanks for the correction, seer. I stand corrected. The story still needs to be.
alisonb on January 30 at 8:40 a.m.
I did correct the story online this morning. Thanks for letting us know.
Alison Boggs
Online producer
reservedparking on January 30 at 9:11 a.m.
Hey Allison, I have a question relating to that:
Why do some stories give locations such as ‘East Providence Avenue and North Market Street’, instead of a simpler phrase such as ‘Providence and Market’? It seems a bit wordy. Some sort of editing convention that recommends that style?
Just curious. Thanks!
alisonb on January 30 at 9:48 a.m.
Yes, it is due to our editing style, which is also AP style and calls for being as specific as possible with addresses on first reference. Sometimes, for example, there are street names that also exist as roads or boulevards. In Coeur d’Alene, there is an Ironwood Drive as well as Ironwood Court, Place and Parkway. That’s not always the case, but we want to be as clear as possible in our reporting, even when it would be less wordy and more conversational to just say Providence and Market.
Alison
philipgregory on January 30 at 2:28 p.m.
Hit and run with a fatality must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law … and hopefully a judge will sentence accordingly.
Yes, that means two lives are lost, but it necessary to get reckless people to think about the consequences.
therailroader on January 30 at 3:35 p.m.
Running from the scene of an accident is a conscious decision ~ she could possibly have saved his life by doing the right thing. Throw the book at her & sned her off to prison ~ let her think about her actions for 20 yrs before reentering public life. She irresponsibly took a life ~ let her rot away in prison for the next half of her life.
PROFINTOX on January 30 at 6:19 p.m.
First off — condolences to the family. That is a terrible thing to have to go through. As to the “accident” — whether the driver or the pedestrian was in the wrong will be for the law to determine, however, even if the pedestrian was in the wrong, a driver has absolutely no right to flee after such an accident. It shows a complete disregard to human life and is simply sick. As a prior commentor indicates — that is a concious decision. Additionally, it raises questions to fault as well, such as, was she under the influence, driving recklessly or whatever. I can understand that a person may be scared and so on after such an incident but that is no reason to run. Man up (so to speak) and be responsible. Though we will never know, the man’s life may have been saved if he was not left lying in road for some unknown amount of time.