U of Idaho employee arrested in car-pedestrian incidents

Published 10:10 am Tuesday, December 8, 2009

PULLMAN — A University of Idaho employee has been arrested in an incident in which a car struck pedestrians in two separate places on the Washington State University campus.

Daniel A. Noble, 31, of Moscow, Idaho, was arrested for suspicion of vehicular assault after the Monday morning incidents.

The pedestrians, whose identities were not released, were listed in stable condition at Pullman Regional Hospital, said Lt. Steve Hansen of the WSU police. One is reportedly a Washington State University student. Neither’s injuries appear life-threatening.

Noble, who is employed by the University of Idaho Trust and Investment Office, remained in jail in Pullman, Hansen said.

The first victim was hit in a crosswalk on Stadium Way, the main street through the WSU campus, Hansen said. The second was struck at least a block away, when the vehicle turned onto the sidewalk, he said. The vehicle continued, but stopped a short distance away.

The suspect was uncooperative when authorities arrived, and police used a Taser to subdue him, Hansen said.

Dan Lahann, a friend of Noble, said the alleged incident was out of character.

“We went to the ballet yesterday, he seemed perfectly normal,” Lahann said.