Pedestrian hit, killed by Kootenai County deputy

October 8, 2016

A Hayden woman was struck and killed by a Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy at 1:35 a.m. today, and Idaho State Police are asking that anyone who witnessed the collision please come forward. Neither the deputy nor the pedestrian have been named in a release issued at 6:39 a.m. Update October 10: The pedestrian has been identified as Amber E. Viuhkola, 38, Hayden. Update, October 11: The deputy has been identified as 33-year-old Andrew Nye. According to ISP troopers, the deputy, driving a Ford Crown Victoria patrol car, was traveling south on Highway 95 and hit the woman, 38 years old, who was reportedly walking in the roadway, at the Miles Avenue intersection. She died at the scene. Idaho State Police requests that anyone who may have seen the event to please contact their office at (208) 209-8730.