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Woman injured in December 1 collision dies
December 15, 2017
A woman severely injured in a December 1 head-on collision on the North Hill lost her fight for life today. Jennifer R. Jones, 39, of Ponderay, succumbed to her injuries at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, today at 5:40 p.m. She leaves behind three children.

At about 8:09 p.m. Friday, December 1, a Boundary County dispatcher alerted deputies of a tip from a motorist reporting a possibly impaired driver who was erratically driving south on Highway 95 from Three Mile.

One minute later, at about 8:10 p.m., the dispatcher alerted deputies that the vehicle had hit another vehicle head-on on the North Hill near the 45 mile per hour sign.

Information on what impaired her driving, if anything, has not been released.

According to Idaho State Police, Jones was southbound in a brown 2006 Ford Explorer on Highway 95 near milepost 509 when she drove left of center and struck a white 2008 Dodge Caravan driven by LaMar Olsen, 82, and his wife, Dorothy, 78, Bonners Ferry. Both were treated at Boundary Community Hospital.

A friend had established a fund to help cover medical expenses while she was fighting to live, the fund will now also be used for her funeral expenses. To donate, click here.
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