[Vision2020] Man Dies of Hypothermia After Pickup Crash

[Paul Rumelhart]

I don't know the facts in this case, but I would take this as a good opportunity to suggest that everyone should keep some winter clothing in their car this time of year.  An old coat, some gloves, a hat, etc, just in case.  A blanket would not go amiss.  Hypothermia is a real danger, as this incident has shown.

Paul



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 From: lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
To: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Man Dies of Hypothermia After Pickup Crash
 
I did not know him, but he was a friend of some people we know in Juliaetta.
Roger
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From: Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:29:01 -0800
To: Moscow Vision 2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Man Dies of Hypothermia After Pickup Crash

> Courtesy of KHQ at:
> 
> http://www.khq.com/story/16090609/man-dies-of-hypothermia-after-pickup-crash
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> Man dies of hypothermia after pickup crash
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> GENESEE, Idaho (AP) - Latah County officials say a 34-year-old Juliaetta man died of apparent hypothermia after leaving his stranded vehicle to seek help.
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> Officials say Lee F. Roberts was driving his pickup truck on a south Latah County road at about midnight Friday when slick conditions caused the pickup to go off the road and get stuck. Roberts and his passenger were unable to free the truck and he left around 2:30 a.m. to go for help.
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> After four hours, 30-year-old Dawn Moore of Moscow went looking for Roberts. She found him unconscious and covered in snow about a half-mile from the pickup. A passing motorist took Moore to a grocery store, where she called 911 at about 7:30 a.m.
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> He was taken to the hospital, where he died at 10:40 a.m. Saturday.
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
> 
> - Unknown
> 

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