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Grant County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended an Ephrata man who led them on an extensive chase and was stopped at the end of a dead-end road, according to the sheriff’s office
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EPHRATA — An Ephrata man was booked into the Grant County Jail on suspicion of DUI and other charges after he allegedly led law enforcement officers on a chase south of Ephrata on Tuesday.
Christopher Smith, 39, was booked on suspicion of attempting to elude police and failing to obey a police officer along with the DUI charge.
Smith was discovered by a Grant County Sheriff’s deputy unconscious behind the wheel of a car near the entrance to the Ephrata gun range at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to a GCSO release. The car was running and Smith allegedly had drug paraphernalia in his hands, the release said.
When Smith was awakened he drove away, leading deputies and Ephrata Police Department officers on a chase over about 15 miles of county roads.
“Deputies finally corralled Smith on a dead-end canal maintenance road near Road 5 Northwest and Road G Northwest,” the release said.
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly violated a no-contact order and failed to come out of a house when law enforcement officers asked her to.
Crystal Delgado, 31, was booked into the Grant County Jail on violating a no-contact order, domestic violence and obstructing a law enforcement officer.
Delgado allegedly refused to come out of the house on North Paxson Drive when Moses Lake Police Department officers asked her to, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s office K-9 Zedd and his handler, GSCO deputy Luis Jimenez, and the MLPD officers entered the house after she refused to come out.
“Zedd soon found (Delgado) hiding under a large bag, and Zedd apprehended Delgado by her right arm,” the release said.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.