Man injured in crash during police chase
A Cheney man was arrested for drunken driving and eluding police early today in Stevens County.
Todd Earl Toreson, 38, lost control of his 2004 Ford F150 about 12:46 a.m. near on state Route 231 about 12 miles south of Springdale, according to Washington State Patrol.
His passenger, Beau Earl Lyons, 33, of Sedro Woolley, was injured and transported to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Toreson was not injured.
Wellpinit Tribal police were pursuing Toreson when he crashed the truck and rolled into a ditch, WSP said.