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RIDDLE, Ore. -- At 9:55 pm on Monday, January 15, 2018, a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a green 2002 Ford Explorer towing a flat bed utility trailer on Interstate 5 near milepost 103. Instead of stopping, the driver accelarated. The driver then led law enforcement on a pursuit southbound on the interstate to milepost 76 where he turned around and began driving north.
The driver attempted to avoid spike strips from an assisting Oregon State Police Trooper at milepost 80 when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into trees in the median.
The driver was identified as 43 year-old Azalea resident, Jacob Waylon Drusky.
Drusky was transported to Mercy Medical Center for evaluation and was later released into the custody of deputies. He was lodged in the Douglas County Jail for Attempt to Elude Police - Vehicle, Reckless Endangering, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Interfering with Police Officer and Obstructing Governmental Administration. Drusky was also arrested on two warrants issued out of Coos County.