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Auto accident near Post Falls claims lives of
two Boundary County men, a third is injured |
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June 26, 2016 |
An automobile accident at approximately 1:00
a.m.this morning (Sunday, June 26) in the Post Falls
area has claimed the lives of two Boundary
County men and injured a third.
According to Idaho State Police, Boundary County
resident Robert Gust, age 24, was driving a
Volkswagen Passat westbound on Interstate 90
near Post Falls at a high rate of speed when he
failed to negotiate the curve on the off-ramp at
exit 7. His vehicle rolled into the median,
crossed over the westbound on-ramp, and came to
rest at the bottom an an embankment. Mr. Gust
died at the scene.
One of his passengers, Christopher J. (CJ)
Erickson, age 25, a Boundary County resident who
had been working in Florida, was taken to
Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, where he died
from his injuries.
The other passenger, Boundary County resident
Colton Telford, age 23, was injured in the
accident and was transported to Kootenai Health
in Coeur d'Alene. A social media posting
by a close friend of Mr. Telford states that he
is sore with scrapes and bruises.
Only Mr. Telford, the lone survivor of the
accident, was wearing a seatbelt in the
incident, according to the Idaho State Police. No further information on the accident
is available at this time. |
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