Woman killed in U.S. 95 collision
A 41-year-old Plummer woman was killed in a head-on collision near Worley early Friday morning.
Hilary F. Zepeda was southbound on U.S. Highway 95 at 3:51 a.m. when she drove her 2002 Ford Taurus off the right shoulder of the highway, overcorrected and struck a 1993 Buick Regal driven by 57-year-old Randy Rich, of Spokane, according to Idaho State Police.
Zepeda died at the scene of the crash, despite attempts by medics to save her, the ISP said.
Rich was taken by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. An 11-year-old passenger in Rich’s car, Caleb Rich, was flown to the hospital by helicopter.
Randy Rich was treated and released, the hospital said. The boy was listed in satisfactory condition Friday evening.
Idaho State Police are investigating the crash.
– Taryn Brodwater
Coeur d’Alene
County to decide on communities
The Kootenai County commission will make final decisions Thursday on two separate proposals for exclusive golf communities on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
Nearly 200 people attended a public hearing this week on developer Marshall Chesrown’s plan to expand by 1,000 acres Black Rock, the area’s original multimillion-dollar private golf resort near Rockford Bay.
Last week, more than 350 people showed for a hearing on Chateau de Loire, a similar French-themed resort on the east side of the lake near Moscow Bay.
Some residents are opposed to putting these large developments in rural areas. Yet the developers argue the golf destinations are good for the local economy, increasing the tax base while the seasonal residents don’t use many public services.
No public testimony will be allowed on either proposal.
The 10 a.m. meeting is at the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way. For more information, call (208) 446-1070.
– Erica Curless
POCATELLO
Moose seeking shade forced out
A moose that wandered into town and refused to leave the shade it had found was tranquilized by Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials, hosed down, and then released outside this eastern Idaho city.
A wildlife manager said the year-old moose might have been on the move to escape the heat on Thursday.
– Associated Press