Stephen L. Pedersen, 60, killed, Leonard G. Hammrich, 74, injured, taken to hospital, Adam Jacobson, 35, uninjured, after a 3-car crash on Highway 95 on the Spokane River Bridge in Coeur d'Alene.

A fatal three-car accident closed both directions of U.S. Highway 95 for about two hours Tuesday afternoon at the Spokane River Bridge in Coeur d’Alene. The Idaho State Police reports that Stephen L. Pedersen, 60, was driving north when he crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a car driven by Leonard G. Hammrich, 74, of Hayden Lake. Pedersen, a resident of Coeur d’Alene, was killed. Hammrich was taken to Kootenai Health for treatment of his injuries. The third vehicle involved, driven by Coeur d’Alene resident Adam Jacobson, 35, was driving north behind Pedersen. Jacobson was not injured.

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