DRIVER WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER SPEEDING AWAY FROM
POLICE AND CRASHING IN A CREEK IN FOREST GROVE, OR
January 22, 2015
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A driver whose identity is not
known was critically hurt after allegedly speeding away from police and
crashing early Thursday morning in Forest Grove.
Police first began getting calls about a speeding white Ford
pickup around 21st Place and D Street around 11:15 p.m., authorities said. The
truck wasn’t seen, but another call shortly before midnight reported the same
thing.
A Forest Grove officer saw the truck blow through a stop
sign on D Street near 23rd and then sped away at more than 70 mph. Police
stopped the pursuit for safety reasons.
Around 25 minutes later, a crash was reported at Gales Creek
Road and Owl Drive. Officer arrived and found the pickup in a creek and the
driver face down in the road.
He was airlifted to an area hospital and is in critical
condition.