Local Briefs August 15, 2011

Police, fire memorial group sponsors ride

The Kootenai County Police and Fire Memorial Foundation is sponsoring a motorcycle ride on Sept. 17.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the ride with all bikes scheduled to start the course at 10.

The ride will start at U.S. 95 and Kathleen in Coeur d'Alene. Riders will travel 125 miles through southern Kootenai County, Spokane County, then on to northern Kootenai County and return to Coeur d'Alene for a catered lunch at the Coeur d'Alene Eagles Barbecue Area at Cherry Hill Park.

Registration is $20, which includes lunch, a T-shirt and soft drinks along the route.

Information: Ted Yurek at (208) 755-577.

Three hurt in I-90 two-vehicle crash near Kellogg

Three people were injured Saturday night when a sport utility vehicle collided with a truck at a construction site on Interstate 90, outside Kellogg.

At 10:47 p.m., a westbound 1991 GMC Suburban carrying Jerrod L. Baugh, 29, of Pinehurst, Tristina K. Hennings, 24, of Kingston, and Jessy A. Groth, 25, of Kingston, traveled into the left lane at milepost 54, according to an Idaho State Police press release.

The left lane was closed for road work, police said, and the Suburban struck a 2005 Freightliner truck that was blocking the lane. The Suburban rolled onto its top and came to rest on the right shoulder.

Groth was transported to Kootenai Medical Center and is in serious condition, hospital staff said Sunday.

Baugh and Hennings were transported to Shoshone Medical Center, where they were treated and released, according to hospital staff.

Steven R. Kuhlman, 37, of Sparks, Nev., the driver of the Freightliner, was not injured, police said.

Groth and Baugh were not wearing seatbelts when the crash occurred.

Alcohol was a factor in the crash, police said. The driver of the Suburban was unknown Sunday.