SUSPECT IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING ATTEMPT TO ELUDE, CRASH NEAR WARM SPRINGS
Posted: June 12th, 2011 6:29 PM
Oregon State Police (OSP), with the assistance of Warm Springs Police Department (WSPD), has a 25-year old Utah man in custody Sunday afternoon following a traffic crash while the man attempted to elude WSPD on Highway 26. The suspect was driving a pickup that had earlier eluded Portland-area police, was the subject of numerous driving complaints, and was involved in a traffic crash about 20 miles east of Government Camp where Warm Springs police was investigating an unrelated traffic crash.
On June 12, 2011 at approximately 1:38 p.m. OSP Northern Command Center dispatch was notified by Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications that a red 2008 Dodge Ran pickup displaying Utah license plates was attempting to elude police on Highway 26 eastbound from the Gresham area. The pickup reportedly was a suspect vehicle from a hit and run crash. A few minutes later OSP was advised the vehicle was last seen eastbound from milepost 27 and that police disengaged the pursuit.
During the next 30 minutes, OSP received numerous complaints of reckless, high speed driving regarding the same vehicle east of Government Camp on Highway 26.
Near milepost 74, WSPD was investigating an unrelated traffic crash when the Dodge pickup came into the crash scene at a high rate of speed and rear-ended another vehicle injuring one person. The pickup continued eastbound as WSPD attempted to overtake it at speeds exceeding 100 mph. West of the city of Warm Springs, a WSPD officer deployed spike strips on the pickup's tires. The pickup continued eastbound before crashing near milepost 101 at approximately 2:28 p.m.
The pickup's driver fled on foot and was captured by WSPD officers. The suspect driver was transported by Warm Springs Fire Department to Mountain View Hospital in Madras for a medical evaluation. OSP troopers have taken custody of the suspect. The suspect's name, additional information and photographs may not be released until Monday while the investigation continues.
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