Girl dies after SUV hits grandmother walking with two kids in northern Idaho – East Idaho News

OLDTOWN — A lady was killed and a boy is in important situation after being hit by an SUV whereas strolling with their grandmother in a small northern Idaho city Friday afternoon. The grandmother was additionally rushed to the hospital.

It occurred round 4:50 p.m. on East Valley Road South in Oldtown, a neighborhood about 45 miles north of Coeur d’Alene close to the Washington-Idaho border.

Idaho State Police say a 23-year-old man from Newport, Washington was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe when he hit the three pedestrians who have been strolling on the facet of the highway. The SUV overturned and landed on the garden of a house.

“The driving force fled the scene on foot however was situated after a short while by legislation enforcement officers and transported to a close-by hospital through floor ambulance,” an Idaho State Police information launch says.

The lady was pronounced useless on the scene and the boy, together with the 50-year-old grandmother, have been taken by ambulance to a hospital. The entire pedestrians have been from Oldtown.

The highway was closed for 5 hours as police performed their investigation.

The names of these concerned haven’t been launched.

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