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Name Not Disclosed

Case # :265

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/27/2022

Location : Highway 126

City : Springfield

County : Lane

State : Oregon

Agency : Springfield PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A Springfield PD officer was stopped at a red light on 42nd Street and Main Street when they saw a dark-colored Range Rover pass him eastbound on Main Street. Police tried to chase it but temporarily lost track of it. They said the car was going 80-90 miles per hour. Police began searching for the car when they said they got a 911 call about a car crash in the 3800 block of Highway 126. Officials said they arrived “within seconds,” to find the driver of the Ranger Rover dead. Of note, officers can only be at a crash site within seconds if they are actively pursuing the vehicle prior to the crash.

Source links :

https://www.kezi.com/news/one-man-dead-after-high-speed-crash/article_47d8e15a-6e37-11ed-82cc-0772651d1014.html

https://www.kezi.com/news/one-man-dead-after-high-speed-chase-leads-to-crash/article_47d8e15a-6e37-11ed-82cc-0772651d1014.html