KOOTENAI COUNTY, ID. (THECOUNT) — Johnnie Laroy Longest II, of Caldwell, Idaho, has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash in Kootenai County Wednesday night.

Longest, 56, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Spirit Lake on Wednesday night.

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According to reports, Longest was operating a vehicle on Spirit Lake Cutoff Rd near Polonium Way, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway Wednesday night. The vehicle then made contact with a grouping of trees.

Longest, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Kootenai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. In 2018, the United States Census Bureau estimated the county’s population at 161,505, making it the third-most populous county in Idaho. The county seat and largest city is Coeur d’Alene – Wikipedia.