OSP TROOPER STOPS CAR AFTER HITTING DEER, FINDS 23 LBS OF MARIJUANA AND ARRESTS WASHINGTON MAN - INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF SUTHERLIN (PHOTO)
Posted: January 10th, 2012 9:48 AM
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An Olympia, Washington man was arrested Monday night when an Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper stopped his car after the man hit a deer along Interstate 5 near Sutherlin and found approximately 23 pounds of marijuana. The man continued driving seven miles after hitting the deer before the trooper stopped the car and later arrested him after finding the marijuana.
On January 9, 2012 at approximately 9:00 p.m. an OSP trooper was conducting a traffic stop northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 135 when he heard a vehicle collide with a deer just south of the stop location. The vehicle, a 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo displaying Washington license plates, continued northbound past the trooper without stopping to inspect the damage.
Thinking it was odd the vehicle didn't pull over after hitting the deer, the trooper ended the traffic stop and overtook the Chevrolet near milepost 142 where he stopped it and contacted driver CHRISTOPHER R. GOHEEN, age 26, from Olympia, Washington.
Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop with the assistance of an OSP drug detection canine led to the discovery of approximately 23 pounds of marijuana in the car's trunk. Estimated value of the seized marijuana is $57,000.
GOHEEN was arrested and lodged in the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana.
No photographs of marijuana or vehicle available for this release.
Photograph Source: Douglas County Sheriff's Office
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