[CoARES-D10] One of ours a Silent Key

[R. Long]

It is with great sorrow that I share this one. Brian Gould, KB0MEP is a
silent key as of 11/16/2006. He was one of our Severe Weather Coordinators,
storm spotter, worked as a paramedic for PVA, Served as a volunteer
Battalion Chief for Glacier view Volunteer Fire Department, member of BFDARC
and cherished friend. He will be missed.

Below is the article that appeared in the Coloradoan News Paper 

Randy, W0AVV


Driver killed in 287 accident identified

By LAURA BAILEY

LauraBailey at coloradoan.com

U.S. Highway 287 was closed for several hours this morning after a fatal
crash involving a semi trailer and a pickup truck occurred there, according
to the Colorado State Patrol.

The accident happened around 6:40 a.m., five miles south of Owl Canyon, when
the driver of a green Dodge Ram pickup headed northbound veered into the
lane of a southbound semi trailer. The semi trailer attempted to swerve, but
the vehicles hit head on, said state trooper Cpl. Wayne Nichols on scene at
the accident.

The driver of the pickup, Brian Gould, 42, was a paramedic on his way home
from work. He died at the scene, Nichols said.

In a tragic twist, Gould's wife Jennifer Stackler-Gould, who also is a
paramedic with the hospital, was called out as one of the first responders,
said hospital spokesman Gary Kimsey. Her ambulance station was not aware
that it was Gould who had been in the accident, he said.

The semi driver, Timothy Beardslee, of Ofallon, Mo., escaped with no
apparent injuries, but was taken to Poudre Valley Hospital to be sure.

Nichols said Brian Gould was headed home after finishing a night shift at
Poudre Valley Hospital. It is not known what caused him to veer out of his
lane, but police are considering the possibility that he fell asleep.

"It's suspected, but it's still too early to determine. Whether he fell
asleep or was reaching for something is unknown," Nichols said. "We don't
know what kind of shift he worked last night or how many hours he worked,"
he said.

In the late morning hours, a double lane of northbound vehicles about twenty
vehicles deep waited near mile post 359 for police to reopen the highway,
which they did around 10:40 a.m.

Before that, the state patrol diverted southbound traffic south through Owl
Canyon, while those headed north had to turn around or wait it out, Nichols
said.