Mechanic dies in accident during repairs

A mechanic repairing his company’s semi-trailer died Sept. 11 at Coulee Medical Center as he was repairing its suspension, the company said in a press release.

Mike Coppess, of Bellevue, Washington, was 68, married and the father of two, said Rich Braedt, director of Clinical Operations for Heritage Imaging.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene at the hospital, where Coppess was pronounced d...