OROFINO, ID – A 67-year-old Bovill man was killed in a water truck crash in Clearwater County late yesterday morning. According to the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded at about 11:25 a.m. to the area of Bingo Creek and Lovell Saddle for a truck over the embankment and the driver trapped inside.
“The driver 67 year old Mark L. Teal from Bovill had been extracted from the vehicle and was being cared for by members of Life Flight. Timberline Rescue and Pierce Ambulance crew assisted in getting the victim loaded into the helicopter,” the sheriff’s office says in a press release.
Teal was transported to Clearwater Valley Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officials say it appeared Teal had driven too close to the edge of the roadway and the soil had given way, causing the water truck to roll approximately 90 feet down the almost vertical embankment. The water truck is owned by Todd Cleveland.
