In brief: Labor Day holiday affects offices, services
Parking meters don’t have to be plugged in downtown Spokane on Monday and trash pickup will be delayed by the Labor Day holiday.
City halls in Spokane, Liberty Lake, Millwood, Spokane Valley and other local cities will be closed, as will libraries, banks and the Spokane County Courthouse. The Spokane City Council meeting normally held on Mondays has been canceled.
In Spokane, the Eastside, Hillyard and Indian Trail library branches will be closed on Tuesday as well.
Residential garbage pickup will be delayed by one day in Spokane, Cheney and areas served by Waste Management and Sunshine Disposal.
Pickups collide on I-90 in downtown Spokane
A collision in downtown Spokane on Interstate 90 Saturday afternoon snarled traffic but caused no serious injuries.
The crash between two westbound pickups, one of which was pulling a travel trailer, was reported just after 5 p.m., the Washington State Patrol reported.
The pickup with the trailer rolled on its top and the trailer fell on its side near where the Browne Street on-ramp enters I-90.
One person was taken to a hospital and treated and released. All westbound lanes were blocked for about 15 minutes, the WSP said. Two lanes were blocked until about 6:50 p.m.
Toddler hit by car; DUI suspected
A suspected impaired driver hit a 2-year-old child running across the street in Kamiah, Idaho, Friday evening, the Idaho State Police reported.
Sarkisian G. Farnham, 38, was driving north on Hill Street when the child ran out into the road from a football field parking lot, the ISP said in a news release. Farnham hit the child and an investigation determined that Farnham was under the influence of something other than alcohol, the ISP said. Farnham has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.
The toddler was transported to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. The name of the child has not been released. The crash is under investigation.
Three hurt in vehicle collision with moose
POCATELLO – Idaho State Police said three people were injured when their car struck a moose that had wandered onto Interstate 86 in Cassia County.
The Idaho State Journal reported the Friday night wreck closed the highway’s eastbound lanes for two hours.
Authorities said the 2013 Honda Accord struck the moose, then veered onto the shoulder of the interstate and rolled over. The moose was killed on impact.
The 16-year-old driver and a 55-year-old passenger were taken by ambulance to a Burley hospital. A juvenile passenger was airlifted to a Pocatello hospital.
Police said all three were wearing seat belts.