Driver flees police at high speed on US-101 in Lincoln City, Lincoln City OR


Police tried to stop a vehicle suspected of reckless driving and possible alcohol use. The driver fled southbound on US-101 near Lincoln City at speeds up to 100 mph. The vehicle drove into oncoming traffic. Officers stopped the pursuit for safety.
Audio|Source: Lincoln County Police and Fire
03:51
Transcript:
00:00
Wait, 428 John Robert Lincoln is leaving the area. I don't have a stop on it yet, but a report that is with alcohol on fire going down to have no sound. I'm going to follow.
00:18
Peter turn on that, please.
00:25
So, vehicles clear and current on a 2008 4-runner.
00:30
Registered to a male and female officer, Peterson, 42623, at our sale.
00:36
20, you might want to start heading my way to break.
00:38
So I'm going to attempt traffic with it. We're south down past base age.
00:45
Oh,
00:46
Icombeen, traffic with the vehicle, southbound by Space H.
00:54
We're still on to yield, this will be a pursuit.
01:00
Okay, I'm going to yield, 736.
01:03
Control, southbound definitely, the outlet mall, speed 60,
01:07
traffic's yield.
01:09
I copy southbound from the outlet mall speeds at 60 miles an hour No conditions dry traffic is light speed 70
01:19
70 southbound
01:23
Reckless driving reckless burn a way by vehicle
01:28
Reckless driving a little vehicle so too soon
01:36
Southbound gasmores excavation speeds are 70 traffic light road condition strike
01:55
Please are near 100. I'm gonna discontinue pursuit.
02:00
I copy. Discontinuing pursuit speeds at 100.
02:04
Still behind.
02:06
My life is on. He's jammed up in traffic.
02:15
Last scene southbound, Southbound.
02:20
Highway 1-1-1 from southeast.
02:25
But O's P in County now I terminated due to those reckless driving and the severity of crime.
02:39
He's going down the hill still.
02:42
I'm no lights, the siren. He's going into oncoming traffic.
02:46
And I am about a quarter mile behind him, not pursuing.
02:52
So let me go into oncoming ways of travel.
02:58
So, call up.
03:00
To Burgundy.
03:05
So he's approaching Southwest 51st, still driving recklessly.
03:09
I am not in pursuit, I'm not good.
03:16
I'm not good.
03:19
Lost around the bay there when he went around the choir by South West 51st.
03:31
North Dana, it's a central gate, set from Lincoln City,
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vehicle Southbound 101 from Southeast High School Drive,
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failed to yield, speed of 70, PC[1] for reckless driving, and elude.
03:46
The vehicles, a 2008 Toyota 4-runner, Oregon, 428, Juliet,
Police codes explained
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[1]
PC: Probable Cause
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US-101, Lincoln City, OR
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