What started as a close call with a patrol SUV on a Southeast Portland street turned into a high-speed chase on Interstate 205 Thursday night, ending in a violent crash that flipped a pickup and sent its driver to the hospital, according to authorities. The pursuit involved a white BMW SUV and clogged traffic on one of the metro area’s busiest evening commute corridors as sheriff’s deputies swarmed the scene.
According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, the chain of events began around 9:30 p.m. near Southeast Grand Avenue and Southeast Harrison. Investigators say the BMW came close to hitting a deputy’s SUV, prompting a pursuit that moved onto northbound I-205. In a post on X, the agency said, “Our deputies have arrested a 30-year-old man,” noting that the BMW was the vehicle involved in the chase…