VANCOUVER MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING ATTEMPT TO ELUDE ON HIGHWAY 30 AND SAUVIE ISLAND (PHOTO)
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 11:19 AM
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A Vancouver, Washington man was taken into custody Monday night after he attempted to elude officers from multiple agencies on Highway 30 before crashing into a Sauvie Island-area gate. An Oregon State Police (OSP) patrol car was disabled during the incident while attempting a tactical vehicle intervention technique to stop the fleeing car.
On February 22, 2010 at approximately 9:03 p.m. an OSP trooper spotted a 1993 Subaru Legacy four-door displaying Washington license plates southbound on Highway 30 near milepost 29 that had been reported as a possible intoxicated driver by a Rainier police officer who was transporting an arrested person to Columbia County jail. The trooper attempted to stop the vehicle but it sped southbound in excess of 100 mph. Over the next 18 miles the Subaru's driver continued at speeds over 100 mph in a reckless manner.
Approaching the Sauvie Island Bridge, the Subaru slowed below 40 mph and was beginning to turn left toward Sauvie Island when the trooper attempted a tactical vehicle intervention technique. The attempt failed to stop the Subaru but did damage to the OSP patrol car's driver side tire, rendering it inoperable.
Shortly after getting onto Sauvie Island, the car stopped and a female passenger got out. The driver then continued driving several miles on Sauvie Island Road before crashing into an ODFW gate. The driver got out of the car and attempted to flee on foot before a Scappoose police officer overtook and detained him about 9:20 p.m.
The adult female passenger said the driver refused her repeated requests to stop and let her out while he was attempting to elude the officers because he had a warrant for his arrest. She was not arrested.
The driver, ASHLEY WADE SICLOVAN, age 35, from Vancouver, Washington was lodged in the Columbia County Jail on the following charges:
* Felony Warrant – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance
* Felony Attempt to Elude in a Vehicle
* Misdemeanor Attempt to Elude on Foot
* Criminal Mischief in the First Degree
* Kidnap in the Second Degree (based upon denied passenger requests to get out)
* Reckless Driving
* Recklessly Endangering Another Person
OSP also cited SICLOVAN for Driving While Suspended and Violation of the Basic Rule in Excess of 100 mph in a 55 mph speed zone.
OSP was assisted during the incident by Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Portland Police Bureau, Scappoose Police Department, and Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Photograph Source: Columbia County Sheriff's Office
No photographs available from the scene.
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