A wild ride through the Coeur d'Alene area early this morning ended with a man in jail and his car crashed.

At about 1 a.m. Friday, a Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy attempted to execute a traffic stop for a stop sign violation on a black Honda Civic at Lacey Avenue and Government Way in Hayden. The driver eventually stopped for the deputy, but as the officer approached, the driver sped away, according to a news release from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department.

A short pursue ensued, but the deputy discontinued it “due to the fleeing car's excessive speeds" as well as poor weather conditions. The deputy was able to infer that the driver was Jared L. Salamina, 22, of Athol, “based on the driver's actions, and research of the license plate.”

The sheriff's office received an anonymous tip from a caller claiming to have picked up Salamina where he had allegedly crashed his vehicle near the Cd'A Airport. The caller also said that Salamina's parents were going to take him to the hospital.

A fugitive led numerous Idaho police agencies on a wild chase Wednesday afternoon, ending in the man's arrest.

Patrick S. Dalton, 30, was wanted for escaping community custody in Clarkston, Wash., and also had an outstanding felony failure to appear warrant from Nez Perce County. According to a news release from Kootenai County, Dalton is allegedly a member of a skinhead gang.

Just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force officers with a Kootenai County Sheriff's Office K9 unit attempted to stop a vehicle that Dalton was driving in the area of US Highway 95 and West Canfield Avenue in north Coeur d'Alene. Dalton immediately fled, eventually heading south on 4th street. After a pursuit, Dalton “lost control of the vehicle at the intersection of Northwest Boulevard and West Hubbard Avenue, and crashed into a center median landscaping and his vehicle became high-centered.”

Dalton then attempted to flee by foot, but was stopped by the K9 unit.

A stolen laptop with patient information is going to cost the Hospice of North Idaho $50,000 in a settlement with the  federal government.

The Coeur d'Alene Press reported Friday the hospice agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' office of human rights after the facility realized an employee's car was broken into and the laptop was missing. The hospice said in a news release that patient information was unlikely to be compromised.

"In the summer of 2010, an employee's vehicle was broken into, and their laptop was stolen," Spokeswoman Amanda Miller said. "While the thief was apprehended, the laptop was never recovered, hence all the steps Hospice of North Idaho took in case of malicious activity.

Potentially vulnerable patients were reached and offered credit monitoring, according to the hospice.