Man killed in car crash on Forker Road

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal one-car accident in the 8700 block of North Forker Road. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. today. An elderly man was driving a truck pulling a horse trailer north on Forker when he drove off the east shoulder of the road, said Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Deputy Craig Chamberlin. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The horse was uninjured. The man’s identity and cause of death will be released by the Medical Examiner’s Office.