Crash injures Oldtown woman

RATHDRUM - An Oldtown woman was injured Monday morning in a collision on Highway 53.

Idaho State Police said Jessica N. Lee was westbound on the highway when she attempted to make a left turn onto McGuire Road but failed to yield to oncoming traffic.

A Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck collided with Lee's Ford Focus. Lee was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the compact car, state police said.

Lee, 22, was taken to Kootenai Health. The driver of the pickup truck, Bradley S. Bliton, a 29-year-old from Hampton, Va., was wearing a seat belt and was also injured, although state police said he was not hospitalized.

The crash happened at 9:56 a.m.