Kara L. Powers 33, injured, arrested, one other also injured, after Powers causes multiple crashes in different vehicles.

A chaotic scene unfolded in Coeur d’Alene this morning after a woman, Identified as Kara L. Powers 33, reportedly caused a crash, stole a car with three children inside and then caused another crash. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash at Silver Beach Loop Road and Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive at 7:30 a.m. this morning. A silver Mercedes SUV was reportedly driving east in the westbound lane and hit a Subaru driven by a 61-year-old Coeur d’Alene woman. An uninvolved driver with three children in her Volvo stopped to help. Powers, the driver if the Mercedes, stole the Volvo and crashed it into the side of the Subaru. The children were able to escape before the Powers drove off again. A crash involving the stolen Volvo was reported minutes later on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive at Potlach Hill Road. The Volvo rear-ended a pickup truck at high speed, causing both cars to roll several times. Both drivers had to be extricated and were taken to Kootenai Health with significant injuries. Authorities believe alcohol or drugs were factors in the accidents.

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