Boy, 14, crashes car into moose on I-90

Five people were admitted to the hospital, including two 5-year olds, Saturday night after a 14-year-old driver hit a moose and wrecked his vehicle on Interstate 90.

The 14-year-old, from Great Falls Mont., was driving a silver 1993 Cadillac westbound on the highway around 9:15 p.m. when a moose entered the roadway near milepost 40.8 in Cataldo.

According to an Idaho State Police report, the male driver swerved to avoid contact, but collided with the moose, causing the head of the animal to enter the passenger side of the car.

Passengers April D. Deroche, 43; Martin L. Tellesch, 45; Danielle M. Comesatnight, 26; and a 5-year-old boy, all of Great Falls, were admitted to Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg.

Another 5-year-old boy was admitted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.

Shoshone Medical Center declined to share the condition of the patients, but representatives at Sacred Heart Medical Center said Sunday that the 5-year-old in Spokane is in critical condition.

Neither 5-year-old was in a car seat, according to the ISP report.

The driver did not sustain any injuries, the report said.

The ISP office said citations were issued, but couldn't elaborate Sunday as the investigating trooper was out of the office.

According to Montana law, teenagers age 14 1/2 can qualify for a driving permit if they are in a state-approved traffic education program. No one under the age of 15 can quality for a license in Idaho, according to its state law.