Ritzville motorist dies following moose crash

MEDICAL LAKE – A Ritzville man has died Jan 15 from injuries he sustained in a crash with a moose on Interstate 90 three days earlier.

Scott J. Brodie, 63, died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, the Washington State Patrol reported Tuesday morning, Jan. 18.

According to the patrol, Brodie died from injuries he sustained in a 6:18 p.m. crash Jan. 12.

Brodie's 2010 Mazda 3 was westbound on the interstate with passenger 60-year-old Elizabeth H. Glazatcheff, also from Ritzville, when their vehicle struck the moose near Milepost 264, the patrol said.

The moose had walked onto the intestate from the north side, the patrol said. Brodie struck the moose in the left lane of I-90 and his Mazda came to rest on the left shoulder.

Both Brodie and Glazatcvheff were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision, the patrol said, noting they were transported to the hospital due to the severity of their injuries.

Brodie was pronounced dead three days later, and the hospital notified his next of kin.