PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was taken into custody after police said he drove recklessly through heavy game day traffic in Eugene, prompting a police pursuit which left an officer hospitalized Friday afternoon.
Just after 3 p.m., an officer tried to stop a reckless driver in a pickup near Valley River Center, authorities said.
When the driver kept going and “endangering the public,” officials said this prompted a police pursuit.
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During the pursuit, two patrol vehicles were damaged and one officer was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries…