Two injured in Interstate 90 crash on Friday afternoon

COEUR d'ALENE - Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle rear-end collision in congested traffic on Interstate 90 in Coeur d'Alene, according to the Idaho State Police.

A 22-year-old Pinehurst man, Michael Etherton, was headed eastbound in a 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck when he ran into the back of another vehicle, police said. It happened near the city center exit.

Both the driver, Saundra Carver, 30, of Greenacres, Wash., and her passenger, 4-year-old Ethan Carver, of the other vehicle were injured, police said.

The Carvers, in a 2007 Honda CRV, were taken to Kootenai Medical Center.

Those involved were either wearing a seat belt or in a car seat, police said.

Multiple other crashes Friday afternoon delayed traffic on the interstate in Coeur d'Alene for several hours.

Soldier with family in Post Falls dies in Afghanistan

Anthony Peterson, an Army National Guard soldier who has family living in Post Falls, died Thursday in Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense announced Friday that Peterson, 24, died while on dismounted patrol in the Patika province.

Peterson was an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion of the Oklahoma National Guard's 279th Infantry.

His grandparents Richard and Paula Jones, great grandma Laura Pfister and aunt Hillary Peterson all live in Post Falls.

Peterson was from Claremore, Okla.

"He was always positive," said Richard Jones. "He did a lot for the community and his church. He was a good dad and a loving person."

Hillary Peterson said she remembers how funny Anthony was as a child.

"He could make a room full of grownups crack up," she said. "He loved superheroes, especially Batman, and would sit in front of the movie and knew every word by memory.He grew up to be a superhero for our country."

Peterson is survived by his 5-year-old son Dakota.