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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Sandpoint woman dies in accident on Highway 95

From staff reports
A Sandpoint woman died in a three-car accident Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho when another driver failed to stop for traffic stopping ahead of him. Alexander C. Hjelt, 24, of Post Falls, was headed north on Highway 95 near West Elmira Road when he failed to stop for the traffic ahead of him. His 2014 Chevy Silverado hit the rear of Kathleen Ginter’s 1993 Saturn SL 4-door, pushing it into the southbound lanes, the Idaho State Police said in a news release. A 2010 Mercury Marquis, driven by Shaya Hall, 22, of Moyie Springs, Idaho, was headed south and hit Ginter’s car on the passenger side. Ginter’s car rolled into the ditch on the west side of the highway. The accident occurred at 4:18 p.m. Ginter, 60, was taken to Bonner General Hospital, but died from her injuries, the news release said. All three drivers were wearing seat belts. Hjelt was not injured. Hall was injured, but did not go to the hospital, the release said.