Teen dies from crash injuries

FOUR LAKES – A local boy died Sept. 1 at Sacred Heart Hospital from blunt force injuries of the head in which he sustained when he was hit by a Jeep last month.

Jakob Donald-William Town, 17, Medical Lake, was struck by a Jeep on Aug. 27 at approximately 8:30 p.m. on 12600 block of West Melville Road near Four Lakes while helping a friend to check the load in the bed of his truck, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office records show.

According to the records, Town's friend parked his Dodge Truck on the side of the westbound lane of travel, partially blocking the roadway to check his tie-down strap...