A motorcyclist was hospitalized Saturday after sustaining injuries in a crash on Highway 97 just south of Interstate 90 in Idaho. Nicholas Putnam, 21, of Spokane, was taken to Kootenai Medical Center and later transferred to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after crashing his Suzuki motorcycle about 2:04 p.m. Hospital officials said they did not have any information on his condition. Putnam was northbound when he crossed the centerline while negotiating a blind right curve. Nancy Boris, 69, of Harrison, was southbound in a BMW Z3 on the same curve. Putnam, who was wearing a helmet, tried to return to his own lane but lost control and hit Boris head-on. Boris was uninjured/Chelsea Bannach, SR.

Idaho State Police are cautioning eagle watchers at Lake Coeur d’Alene not to stop in the middle of the roadway on state Highway 97, or they risk getting a ticket.

Some motorists have been stopping in the travel lanes along the two-lane highway that runs from Wolf Lodge Bay down the east side of the lake to Harrison. It creates a safety hazard for other motorists.

As a result, police have increased patrols in the area and are writing tickets for the violations. Highway 97 has a limited number of pull offs for stopping. Read More.

Really? People stop in the middle of the highway to watch eagles? Gosh, please use some common sense out there.

What would you stop in the middle of a highway to gawk at?