Prison ordered for man who crashed into cop

SANDPOINT — A Washington state man accused of ramming a stolen truck into a Spirit Lake Police chief’s vehicle was ordered Tuesday to serve up five years in prison.

First District Judge Barbara Buchanan retained jurisdiction over Brian Smiley Solorio, which means he could qualify for probation after serving up to a year in the Idaho Department of Correction’s rider program.

But if things go badly during that period of incarceration, Solorio could be ordered to serve two years of fixed penitentiary time and the prospect of three additional years.

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