In brief: Man sought in hit-and-run

Police were looking Tuesday night for a man involved in a hit-and-run that injured two people in the Logan neighborhood.

An officer saw a late 1970s Toyota two-door sedan being driven erratically and started a chase that approached 65 mph through a residential neighborhood, said Spokane police Cpl. Jim Muzatko. The eastbound Toyota hit a southbound Cadillac at Liberty Avenue and Pittsburg Street, sending the Cadillac into a front yard. The Toyota spun 180 degrees and the driver jumped out, vaulted a 5-foot fence and took off.

A female passenger in the Cadillac hit the windshield, breaking it. She was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center. The driver suffered minor injuries from the airbag, Muzatko said.

The suspect is white, in his 30s, with a full beard and light brown hair. He lost his shoes in the crash, so he was running barefoot. The license plate on the Toyota did not match up with the vehicle identification number, Muzatko said.

Moscow, Idaho

Driver blames crash on pair having sex

A 22-year-old carnival worker blames two friends having sexual intercourse in the back seat of his car for an accident in which his Chevrolet S-10 Blazer struck a telephone pole.

Joshua D. Frank, who is living in a trailer parked on the Latah County Fairgrounds, pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of failing to notify a police officer of a traffic accident. That’s after he left the vehicle at the site of the mishap. He was fined $188.

Frank told Moscow Police Department officers that he was driving the vehicle near downtown early Saturday while a man and woman were having sex in the rear of the vehicle.

Frank left the accident scene with a minor head wound and returned to his trailer.

The other two occupants of the vehicle were treated for injuries.