Shot reportedly fired after crash near Pinehurst

COEUR d'ALENE — The Idaho State Police is investigating a Wednesday morning crash when the suspect reportedly fired a shot near Pinehurst.

ISP troopers responded to the report of an impaired driver in an eastbound Dodge pickup on Interstate 90 near milepost 28 about 11:30 a.m.

A trooper initiated a traffic stop near milepost 40, but the pickup's driver didn't stop and eluded the trooper at a high rate of speed, a press release said.

The driver lost control of the Dodge and crashed at milepost 44 near Pinehurst.

"After crashing, the driver was not compliant with verbal commands, and a shot was heard from inside the truck," a press release said.

The trooper did not fire his weapon and took the driver into custody without further incident with the assistance of a Pinehurst police officer and a Shoshone County Sheriff's deputy, the release said.

The driver, a 32-year-old Spokane man, said he was not hurt but was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

Eastbound I-90 was closed for about 20 minutes during the incident.

An investigation continues.