Press Release from Idaho State Police, November 22, 2024
POST FALLS, Idaho – The Idaho State Police (ISP) continues investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on November 19, 2024, at the intersection of Highway 41 and W. Prairie Avenue in Post Falls.
ISP troopers are seeking additional witnesses to this incident. Anyone in the area between 6:30 and 7 p.m. who witnessed the crash, anyone with information about the crash, or anyone possessing dashcam footage of the intersection during or shortly before the incident is asked to contact Trooper Whitt at 208-209-8620.
Preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 6:40 p.m., a 75-year-old man from Cocolalla, driving a Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Highway 41, failed to stop for a red light at the W Prairie Avenue intersection. The Chevrolet struck a Toyota Prius driven by a 56-year-old Coeur d’Alene man traveling west on W. Prairie Avenue.
The driver of the Chevrolet was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the Prius was also transported by ground ambulance but later succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.
This crash remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.
