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| Redmond Teen Driver Facing Charges Following Attempt to Elude and Crash | ||
| 12/30/2007 | ||
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Lieutenant Gregg Hastings Public Information Officer Office: (503) 731-3020 ext. 247 Pager: (503) 323-3195 Photograph links valid for 30 days - Source: Oregon State Police http://www.flashnews.net/images/news/122907.redmond.elude.1.JPG http://www.flashnews.net/images/news/122907.redmond.elude.2.JPG An 18-year old Redmond resident is being charged with multiple traffic-related offenses following an attempt to elude an Oregon State Police trooper in the Redmond area that ended when his car drove into an irrigation ditch and became stuck. The suspect fled on foot but was taken into custody with the help of Redmond police and Deschutes County deputies. On December 29, 2007 at approximately 8:20 p.m. Oregon State Police (OSP) Trooper Brenden Baird stopped a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier for a traffic infraction on Highway 97 near milepost 124 at the Yew Avenue. As Trooper Baird got out of his patrol car to contact the two occupants, it fled westbound on Yew Avenue where it struck and broke a stop sign at the intersection with S. Canal. The driver, identified as CHARLES A. MANSFIELD, age 18, from Redmond, continued to attempt to elude the trooper southbound away from Redmond before returning back towards the city. At one point the car left a street and jumped over an irrigation ditch causing the airbags to deploy, but it came back onto the roadway and continued attempting to elude. The car came to a dead-end at a cul-de-sac on Juniper Avenue and drove through what appeared to be a vacant lot, but it drove into an irrigation ditch and became stuck. MANSFIELD fled on foot but was apprehended by Redmond police and Deschutes County deputies. The suspect's attempt to elude lasted about six minutes and at times his speeds reached near 90 mph. MANSFIELD was transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond for treatment of minor injuries he received earlier in the day when he was reportedly assaulted. While being treated at the hospital, MANSFIELD was cited to appear in Deschutes County Circuit Court for: * Felony Attempt to Elude in a Vehicle * Misdemeanor Attempt to Elude on Foot * Reckless Driving * Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver Involved in a Crash Additional charges may be pending. ### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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