PM Scanner Traffic — 2.23.11

Here’s the whiteout scene that KHQ’s Mike Perry ran into as he drove south on H95 from Coeur d’Alene a few minutes ago.

• 5:21 p.m. Java on Sherman reports an unwanted person in coffee shop.
• 5:15 p.m. Vehicles on slick hill along Kathleen Avenue are stuck because they can’t drive down.
• 4:53 p.m. Officer reports w/b Seltice Way is backed up from H41 to Commerce Loop due to weather.
• 4:47 p.m. NIC maintenance workers are locking buildings as weather closes night school.
• 4:43 p.m. Whiteout conditions reported on H41 from M/P 8 to 18 (Diagonal to Spirit Lake).
• 4:41 p.m. Snowplow operator tells buddy he’s wasting his time by trying to plow city streets if “they look like the boulevard.” He adds: “Best thing we could do is get a helicopter to drop some sand.”
• 4:29 p.m. Patrol officers is investigating 3-vehicle crash on Ramsey, north of Alps Street.
• 4:15 p.m. 2 elderly women are sitting in vehicle that’s spun wrong way on Ramsey & Honeysuckle.
• 4:12 p.m. Caller reports suspicious subjects in 1300 block of Indiana/CdA.
• 3:59 p.m. Skyway Elementary/CdA reports a student missing.
• 3:56 p.m. Patrol officer is en route to Priest River crash in which school bus was rear-ended.
• Much more traffic crash news below

• 3:46 p.m. Interchange @ I-90 & H41 finally cleared.
• 3:41 p.m. NIC worker quips re: that he should post a sign saying “closed for winter” after checking traffic conditions re: possibly close night classes tonight.
• 3:28 p.m. A vehicle has hit a tree in the median of e/b I-90 @ M/P 8 (east of H41 i/s).
• 2:52 p.m. Traffic lights are malfunctioning @ H95 & Ironwood/CdA.
• 2:48 p.m. An abandoned black van is partly blocking H53 & H41 en route to Steins.
• 2:46 p.m. A pickup has slid over an embankment north of I-90 & H41 interchange.
• 2:41 p.m. 3-vehicle accident is partly blocking I-90 @ H95 interchange. Don’t know which direction.
• 2:29 p.m. Traffic is backing up from an e/b crash on I-90 @ H41 interchange.
• 2:17 p.m. ISP officer tells dispatch that I-90 will have to be shut to move wrecked vehicles. Traffic w/b is backed up to Northwest Boulevard.
• 1:47 p.m. ISP officers are considering closing H41 interchange as a result of slick conditions.
• 1:35 p.m. ISP is backed up with 7-8 crashes.
• 1:28 p.m. ISP officer reports 9-vehicle crash on w/b I-90, just east of H41 interchange, including jack-knife semi. Officer reports road is extremely slick. He doesn’t think there are injuries. Officer is requesting traffic control from Idaho Transportation Department. Patrol car may have been hit.
• 1:26 p.m. Patrol officers are handling 2 crashes @ I-90 & Seltice Way @ M/P 7.
• 1:24 p.m. A rollover has left vehicle on side @ Loffs Bay & Missile Base/Worley.
• 1:22 p.m. Female driver injured in rear-end collision @ H41 & Poleline/Post Falls.
• 1:12 p.m. Traffic lights aren’t cycling @ Northwest Boulevard & Seltice Way/CdA.
• 1:11 p.m. A pickup is parked in a towaway zone @ boat launch off Carroll/Spirit Lake.
• 12:59 p.m. ISP officer is reporting a whiteout situation on H95 & M/P 427 (Cougar Gulch Road).
• 12:50 p.m. A Ford Ranger has slid off H95 & into trees @ M/P 399 (Sunny Slopes Road).
• 12:44 p.m. CPD Blue reports glass & plastic debris on NW Blvd @ Emma/CdA.
• 12:38 p.m. Animal control officer reports dog being kept in garage w/o food or water @ Beckett/Post Falls. Dog will be taken to animal shelter.
• 12:36 p.m. Business reports that a customer has stopped payment on a check.