๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐

Medford Police A suspect on transitional leave from prison is in custody after attempting to elude Medford Police Officers and crashing his vehicle late last night. Around midnight, an MPD officer observed a vehicle traveling in the continuous left-turn lane on Crater Lake Avenue. The driver stopped at a green light and failed to maintain their lane. The officer initiated a traffic stop at Crater Lake Avenue and Grand Avenue and contacted the visibly intoxicated driver. As the officer spoke with him, the suspect suddenly fled. Officers pursued the vehicle eastbound on East McAndrews Road to northbound Brookdale Avenue. The driver ran a stop sign at Lone Pine Road and struck landscaping boulders, causing the vehicle to flip and land upside down in a yard. The suspect attempted to flee on foot but was quickly detained while crawling out of the wreckage. He sustained only minor injuries, and no other occupants were in the vehicle. The driver was transported to Providence Hospital for a co...