Rollover crash closed both southbound lanes of I-5 after attempted traffic stop

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A rollover crash shut down both southbound lanes of I-5 Thursday morning after Oregon State Police (OSP) said a driver trying to evade troopers struck a patrol vehicle and rolled several times.

OSP tells us troopers were attempting to locate the the vehicle when a trooper spotted it.

Police say the driver initially got away, but when troopers tried again to pull him over, he swerved into the grass and hit a patrol vehicle before the truck rolled several times and came to a stop.

The driver, who has not been identified, was taken for a medical evaluation and then booked into jail, OSP said…

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