1 Dead In 6-Vehicle Crash Near Cocalalla

A six-vehicle crash on Highway 95 involving several semi trucks left one person dead this morning. The crash occurred about 8:40 a.m. near Cocolalla Creek, according to the Idaho State Police. James M. Mady, 49, of Creswell, Ore., was driving a semi truck when he was killed. Police say two were hospitalized after the chain-reaction crash: Zachary B. Henager, of Temple, Texas, who was driving a Mazda Coupe, and Richard D. Walston, 58, of Colville, who also was driving a semi truck. Mady’s semi trailer flipped onto its side and blocked all southbound lanes and the northbound passing lane. Henager was airlifted to Kootenai Medical Center and Walston was airlifted to Providence Holy Family Medical Center/ Spokesman-Review . More here . And: Coeur d’Alene Press story