Woman injured in crash near Cataldo

CATALDO - A St. Maries woman was injured and transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being trapped in a vehicle that caught on fire during a one-car wreck south of Rainy Hill Road on Friday evening.

Idaho State Police reported that Suzanne O'Rourke, 36, was driving north in her 1999 Lexus GS4 on State Highway 3 near milepost 106 when she crossed the southbound lane of travel before driving off the west side of the road and down the embankment, striking several trees. O'Rourke became trapped in the vehicle when it caught fire. Two citizens on the scene pulled O'Rourke out of the vehicle. She was transported by Lifeflight to Kootenai Health, then transferred to Harborview.

It is unknown if she was wearing a seat belt. Assisting agencies were the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and the Idaho Transportation Department.