HUNTINGTON – On Monday, October 19, just after 4:00 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a report of a wrong way driver on I-84 near mile post 366. The vehicle was eventually located near mile post 347 near Huntington, which led the Baker County Sheriff’s Office and OSP on a pursuit after the driver attempted to flee. A summary of the response and arrest, as provided by OSP in a recent press log, is as follows:
“OSP received reports of a wrong way driver near mile post 366 on I-84. The vehicle was located near mile post 347 parked in the median. A Baker County Sheriff’s Office Deputy made contact with the female driver, who then eluded the Deputy. OSP initiated a pursuit with the vehicle. STOP sticks were successfully deployed to stop the eluding vehicle. The driver was taken into custody without incident. The driver was booked into the Baker County jail on charges of Reckless Driving, Elude by Vehicle, and Criminal Mischief I. Baker Valley Towing responded to recover the 2014 GMC Acadia involved in the elude.”…