Coeur d'Alene woman faces felony after hit-and-run injures two at gas station

Two people were taken to Kootenai Health after a chaotic crash at a Coeur d’Alene gas station turned into a hit-and-run, a chase by witnesses and a barricade call on North 11th Street. Police say 62-year-old Julie A. Clock now faces a felony after the afternoon wreck injured multiple people and left both vehicles with significant damage.

Coeur d’Alene police responded around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to the Exxon gas station on Fourth Street on the city’s west side. According to investigators, Clock first struck one vehicle in the parking lot, then backed out onto Fourth Street at a high rate of speed and collided with a second vehicle. At least two people were hurt in the crashes and were transported for treatment, turning what began as a traffic complaint into a medical and public-safety response.

Police say Clock then fled south on Third Street. Witnesses followed her to a residence in the 800 block of North 11th Street, near East Pennsylvania Avenue, and relayed her location to officers. When police arrived, they say Clock initially barricaded herself inside the home before surrendering after speaking with officers by phone.

Clock was booked into jail on a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident. Idaho law treats leaving the scene of a crash that results in injury or death as a felony under Idaho Code 18-8007, with penalties that can include up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Investigators could add more charges if they determine she was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The case fits a much wider public-safety problem. In a March 2026 research brief, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety said more than 900,000 police-reported crashes in 2023 involved a driver leaving the scene nationwide. Those crashes caused more than 240,000 injuries and 2,872 deaths.

In Coeur d’Alene, the case is a reminder that a collision at a neighborhood gas station can quickly spread across city blocks, involve witnesses as first responders and delay accountability until officers can bring the scene under control.