15-year-old killed in driving incident on Colville Reservation

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UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 25, 2021

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Drake James Pakootas was 15 when he was struck by another driver near Inchelium. Pakootas was a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. (COURTESY OF STEPHANIE TYRE)
Drake James Pakootas was 15 when he was struck by another driver near Inchelium. Pakootas was a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. (COURTESY OF STEPHANIE TYRE)

BySydney Brownsydneyb@spokesman.com

Drake James Pakootas would have been 16 next month. He was set to get his driver’s license, and he talked excitedly about where he wanted to apply for college.

On Saturday afternoon near Inchelium, a suspected drunk driver struck and killed Pakootas and injured his girlfriend, said Pakootas’ mother, Amanda Hoffman. The driver then sped away.

The pair was hit while driving down a rural road on a four-wheeler during their hunting trip, Hoffman said. Pakootas’ girlfriend went to Sacred Heart with severe injuries.

“I had to go to Seattle on Friday, and I remember this feeling that something is wrong,” Hoffman said. “I was telling…

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