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Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Deer On US 95

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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A motorcyclist is dead after hitting a deer and crashing into a ditch on U.S. 95 near Naples.

State police say a car first hit the deer and pushed it into the oncoming lane where 64-year-old motorcyclist George Kirk of Moyie Springs, Idaho, ran into it.

Police say Kirk, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday afternoon crash.

The driver of the car wasn't injured.

The accident shut down the roadway for about three hours.