Report Released Involving Bear Lake Deputy and Bale Wagon

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Story Published: Jul 24, 2008 at 9:54 PM MDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:41 AM MDT

By Todd Kunz

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BLOOMINGTON, ID - Idaho State Police release their investigation. Eyewitness News obtained the press release from the Bear Lake County Sheriff. It reads verbatim as follows...

"Friday, July 18, 2008, Bear Lake County Deputy Clinton Holjeson was involved in a traffic accident with a bale wagon driven by Todd Wallentine. The accident was investigated by ISP Trooper Robert Christiansen and ISP Sgt. Gary Brush.

The accident report indicates that Deputy Holjeson was southbound on US 89 with his emergency lights and siren activated when he was struck at an angle by the bale wagon. He had passed several cars and when he was along side the bale wagon it made a left turn striking the deputies vehicle. Mr Wallentine was cited for failure to yield. Sgt. Brush, the accident reconstructionist, completed a calculation of speed of the patrol vehicle indicating that speed was 59 mph."

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Brent R. Bunn
Bear Lake County Sheriff

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