In brief: Pedestrian struck near Indian Trail
A woman was hospitalized Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle near Francis Avenue and Indian Trail Road.
The pedestrian suffered broken bones and other injuries, said Officer Jennifer DeRuwe, spokeswoman for Spokane police.
The driver of the car, Russell A. Wilbanks, was booked into jail on DUI charges, which were then amended to include vehicular assault, DeRuwe said.
Deadline today for applicants
High school students interested in journalism are needed for The Vox, a student-produced newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. Applications are being accepted for staff positions for the 2007-08 school year. Any high-school-age student in Spokane County and North Idaho may apply.
Prior journalism experience isn’t required. Students should have an interest in writing news, sports, opinion or entertainment. Photographers, page designers and graphic artists are also needed, along with a political cartoonist. Students will work with staffers from The Spokesman-Review.
Students selected will be required to complete training during July and will need to attend staff meetings during the school year at the downtown Spokesman-Review office. Applications are available online at www.spokesmanreview.com /blogs/vox. E-mail questions to erind@spokesman.com. The deadline is today.
Teen driver may have used drug
The driver in the latest deadly teen car crash may have taken Ecstasy before driving, court documents state.
Victims told authorities that Carson W. Sheridan, 17, and other teens also drank alcohol and took photos of themselves drinking the evening before they piled into a 1998 Toyota 4Runner, according to a probable cause affidavit for a search warrant.
At about 5:15 a.m. June 9, Sheridan crashed the Toyota in the 5400 block of East Rutter Avenue. Braydon M. Jones, 15, a student at West Valley High School, died from head injuries.
Sheridan was charged June 11 with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. The search warrant released Thursday also listed delivery of a controlled substance as a possible charge.
On Wednesday police seized from the Toyota two pills, one of which was described by victims as Ecstasy, according to court documents. Authorities also obtained the camera the teens used to photograph each other drinking.