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Vancouver trucker charged in fatal N. Idaho head-on crash

The Columbian
Published: August 15, 2011, 5:00pm

A Vancouver trucker faces a felony vehicular manslaughter charge in northern Idaho, where police say he lost control of his semi tractor-trailer last winter and struck the car of a 27-year-old Montana woman, who later died of her injuries.

Court records show a preliminary hearing for Yuriy Kushniruk of Vancouver has been scheduled for Aug. 30 in Idaho’s Shoshone County.

Police say Kushniruk was traveling too fast for road conditions on Jan. 6 when he lost control of his truck and went over the center median on Interstate 90 near Wallace before striking a car head-on. The driver of the car, Kate Cummings of Missoula, Mont., died of her injuries six days after the crash.

KPAX-TV first reported Kushniruk was being charged in Idaho.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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