Slow wreck elicits ticket

A Grand Coulee driver was given a ticket for driving too fast for road conditions after he rolled his vehicle over where B Street meets the Bureau of Reclamation Industrial area Dec. 27.

The driver, Igor Victorovich Kudas, 30, told police he was only going about 20 mph when his Toyota Tundra truck started sliding and made a slow rollover.

Kudas said both side-panel air bags deployed. He was not injured.

Kudas was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the mishap.

Jack’s Towing helped get the vehicle back on its wheels.

Police reported that there was denting along the driver’s side panel, the door, and bed of the truck. A side mirror was broken and damage was estimated at $3,500.