CCSO: PURSUIT SUSPECT LOCATED BY POLICE CANINE AND ARRESTED
Posted: August 13th, 2011 4:24 AM
On 08-13-11 at approximately 12:45am a deputy with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop of a Dodge Durango near I-205 and Highway 212 in Clackamas for a traffic violation. As the deputy approached the vehicle on foot, the driver sped off. The deputy pursued the SUV for a short distance to the area of 82nd Avenue and Highway 224.
The SUV rolled over when the driver tried to take the Highway 224 West exit at a high rate of speed. The deputy arrived to see the driver flee from the vehicle on foot. The deputy chased the suspect on foot for a short distance before setting up a perimeter with other deputies to contain the suspect.
Deputies along with officers from the Oregon City and Milwaukie Police Departments contained the area while two canine handlers and their police dogs from the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office searched for the suspect.
There was a female passenger located inside the vehicle. She identified the driver as Jason Michael Amato, 37 of Tualatin and advised he was intoxicated. Amato's driving privileges were misdemeanor suspended for driving under the influence of alcohol. The female was not injured in the crash.
Amato was located in the wooded area northwest of the crash location and taken into custody without further incident. Amato was arrested for DUII, Attempt to Elude, Driving While Suspended, Reckless Driving and Reckless Endangering.
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