T-bone crash sends three to hospital

COEUR d'ALENE - A T-bone crash that caused one of the vehicles to become fully engulfed in flames sent three people to the hospital Sunday night.

According to Idaho State Police, Chelsey M. Bucko, 24, Spokane Valley, was westbound on Rockford Bay Road at 8:59 p.m. in a 1992 Jeep Cherokee.

The Cherokee pulled in front of a 2004 Hyundai Tiburon driven by Rachael M. Maher, 19, Silverdale, Wash., that was northbound on U.S. 95.

The crash caused the Cherokee to catch on fire.

Bucko and Maher were both treated and released from Kootenai Medical Center. A passenger in the Hyundai, Daniel L. Maher, Silverdale, is in good condition today at KMC.

Police say it is unknown whether any of the occupants were wearing seat belts.

The northbound lanes of U.S. 95 were blocked for one hour.