In brief: Passenger dies after car hits motor home near Hauser

A woman died Monday evening after a car she was riding in collided with a motor home near Hauser.

Her name and those of the drivers of two cars involved and the motor home were being withheld Monday evening as Kootenai County authorities investigated.

A news release said the accident happened at the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Pleasant View Road at 5:30 p.m. The accident closed the roads for several hours.

Initial reports said a car attempting to avoid a collision with a car that had failed to yield at a stop sign swerved and struck the motor home. The woman, who was a passenger in the car, died after being taken to a hospital. The driver did not suffer life-threatening injuries. The people in the motor home were not injured.

It’s the second fatal collision at the intersection in four months. Marie-Claire M. Steinkamp, 85, died April 11 when her minivan collided with a semitrailer there.

John Stucke

Police arrest suspect in Valley shooting

Spokane Valley detectives have arrested a suspect in a Sunday morning shooting that sent a man to the hospital.

Nicholas J. Richard, 34, faces assault charges for allegedly shooting the driver of a car that had been stolen from his friend the day before.

The victim was shot in the leg around 7 a.m. at the intersection of Trent Avenue and Pines Road. A passing driver rushed the victim to Valley Hospital, where he had emergency surgery, according to court documents.

Hospital staff said Monday they could not provide an update on the victim’s medical condition.

Rachel Alexander

Several Spokane streets closed for construction

Major street closures in downtown Spokane will continue through Thursday as workers install new storm sewer connections and a water main.

The work began on Monday on Wall Street from Main Avenue to Spokane Falls Boulevard; Main from Post to Howard streets; and northbound Post from Riverside Avenue to Main.

Main and Post are set to reopen by Thursday.

Wall will remain closed for construction through late October.

Elsewhere, Indiana Avenue remains closed east of Division Street to Dakota Street for reconstruction, and Freya Street is closed near Eighth Avenue for storm sewer installations.

Mike Prager