A woman who collided with a driver fleeing police in a stolen car on Portland’s Southeast 82nd Avenue two years ago is suing the Portland Police Bureau, alleging its officers caused the crash by chasing the car thief.
Selena Pinnell crashed into the other car, flipping it onto its roof, she said in the lawsuit filed Friday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. She was rushed to an emergency room for injuries to her leg, chest and head, and her car was totaled, she said.
Pinnell is seeking $2.5 million…