Driver, victim ID’d in car-bike crash

The driver of a car involved in a collision that killed an 8-year-old bicyclist in Post Falls on Monday was arrested on an outstanding traffic warrant and for possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Chadd W. Webster, 22, of Post Falls (shown in county jail photo) could face additional charges in the investigation, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Phillip J. Geisinger died from the collision, which happened about 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of East Aspen Way and South Pine Court, just east of Post Falls.

A preliminary investigation showed that Geisinger and two other juvenile males were riding their bikes south on Pine Court and turning west onto Aspen Way. Geisinger turned wide and collided with the driver’s side quarter panel of Webster’s Nissan Maxima, which was eastbound on Aspen, the sheriff’s office said. A responding deputy and an off-duty fireman provided life-saving measures to the boy at the scene. Geisinger was transported to Kootenai Health, where he was pronounced dead. Toxicology and autopsy results will not be available for several weeks.

Webster was wanted for failing to appear on a previous charge of driving with an invalid driver’s license. He booked into the Kootenai County Jail for the outstanding warrant and the drug-related charges/ Scott Maben , SR.