Cheryl Camyn, 52, killed when alleged DUI driver strikes her in Spokane Valley, Washington

Modified Date: 
Sun, 06/23/2019 - 12:03pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Woman killed after being pinned under truck in Spokane Valley in DUI crash identified

Witnesses say at around 8:00 p.m.a pickup truck stopped at a green light for a man and Camyn were crossing the road. The woman driving the car that plowed into the truck, 43-year-old Meegan M. Vanderburgh, was arrested for DUI and taken into custody. The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the woman who died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver at Sprague and Farr Thursday night as 52-year-old Cheryl Camyn. The Camyn was eventually freed from under the pickup and taken to the hospital, where she later died. As the driver was waiting for them to cross, he was rear-ended by a car, pushing the truck into the intersection and on top the Camyn, who was pinned underneath.

Woman hit by car on Sprague dies in hospital

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Police Department is investigating an auto-pedestrian wreck that happened late Thursday night in East Sprague Avenue near Far. According to police, a truck heading north stopped to let the victim cross the street. A Subaru then hit the truck from behind, pushing it forward into the victim, according to authorities. Officials said the driver of the Subaru has been arrested for Driving Under the Influence. The woman was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries on Friday.

Deputies looking for additional witnesses to fatal Spokane Valley crash

The scene from Sprague and Farr on the night Cheryl Camyn was killed. If you witnessed this crash and have not yet talked with investigators, you are being asked to call Corporal Jeff Welton at 509-477-3237. Woman killed after being pinned under truck in Spokane Valley in DUI crash identified Deputies arrested 43-year-old Meegan Vanderburgh for DUI. Court records show she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.131. Witnesses told deputies the pickup truck stopped at a green light to let Camyn cross the road and as the driver of the pickup was waiting, he was rear-ended by a car and hit Camyn, pinning her underneath the pickup. Traffic investigators with the Spokane Valley Police Department are searching for anyone who may have witnessed a crash that 52-year-old Cheryl Camyn was killed after she was pinned under a pickup truck that was rear-ended by a suspected drunk driver near Sprague and Farr.
People Involved: 
Cheryl Camyn
Meegan M. Vanderburgh

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