Coeur d'Alene woman hurt in crash at Highway 53 and Prairie Avenue

POST FALLS — A Coeur d'Alene woman was hurt in a crash at Highway 53 and Prairie Avenue on Tuesday.

According to a press release from the Idaho State Police, a GMC truck driven by a 48-year-old man from Hayden was eastbound on Highway 53 and failed to stop at the red light about 5:15 a.m.

The failure to stop resulted in a collision with a Ford Escape, driven by a 61-year-old woman from Coeur d’Alene and a Kenworth tractor and trailer, driven by a 49-year-old man from Troy, Mont. 

The driver of the Ford was transported by ground ambulance to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other parties were transported. 

The roadway was blocked for about four hours.

An investigation continues.