The Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office investigating what appears to be a fatal crash just south of Lewiston.
According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, at at about 10:53 PM last (Tue) night, a vehicle was reported to be on fire on 28th Street between Powers Ave. and Tammany Creek Road. Upon arrival Nez Perce County Deputies found a 2008 Chevy Silverado that had been involved in a single vehicle crash at the location. The driver of the vehicle was deceased inside.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Nez Perce County Crash Investigation Team.
A positive identity of the driver has not been made at this time and will be released by the Nez Perce County Coroner’s Office.
