One dead and two injured in car accident at Empire and Helena in Spokane on February 10

Modified Date: 
Wed, 03/02/2016 - 8:28pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, February 9, 2013

Man killed in crash brightened lives

Kevin Smith spent last Sunday morning putting the finishing touches on a woodcarving of a dolphin. Later he stopped at a grocery store to buy eggs, and then headed for home along Empire Avenue.

In brief: One killed in crash; fleeing driver jailed

The driver of a green Ford Ranger pickup died early Sunday afternoon after being hit broadside by a speeding black Honda Civic that ran a stop sign at East Empire Avenue and North Helena Street, according to police.

Driver in fatal Spokane crash arrested

SPOKANE, Wash. — A driver in a fatal crash in Spokane was arrested for possible charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.

Storms raced through the stop sign at Empire and Helena and smashed into Smith’s Ford pickup truck. The collision drove Smith’s pickup into a telephone pole, according to court records. The pole snapped and landed in a nearby yard. Debris littered the intersection. Police said Storms got out of his wrecked vehicle and ran, leaving behind his two passengers: one with nine broken ribs and a collapsed lung, the other with a broken collarbone. Smith, a married father of two, died at the scene. Witnesses helped chase down Storms and he was arrested. In a search of his Honda, police said they found a bag containing methamphetamine.

What money damages are recoverable in a death claim?

Every death from an accident is tragic. When a death is the result of someone else’s negligence, certain survivors may make a wrongful death claim against those responsible. Close relatives may recover monetary damages for the loss of financial support, as well as for medical, funeral, and burial expenses, lost earnings, and in some cases for pain, suffering, and loss of love and affection. Learn more about vehicle crash claims here…

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Bryan J. Storms
Kevin Smith

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