Man Arrested After Crashing Into Multnomah County Sheriff’s SUV

PORTLAND, Ore. (Jan. 31, 2026) — A man accused of crashing into an occupied Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office patrol SUV after fleeing police in northeast Portland is in custody, authorities said.

Neither deputy inside the patrol vehicle was seriously injured.

The incident began around 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, when dispatchers with the City of Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Communications reported that a vehicle fled from Portland police near Northeast Glisan Street and Northeast 148th Avenue. Two Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies later spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver sped away. Deputies did not pursue and instead broadcast the vehicle’s last known direction.

Portland police later located the car and deployed spike strips, but the vehicle continued traveling into the area of Northeast Fremont Street and Northeast 102nd Avenue. As the driver turned onto Northeast 102nd Avenue, authorities said the vehicle lost control and struck the front of a sheriff’s patrol SUV, which deputies reported was traveling about 20 miles per hour at the time. The driver fled the scene on foot.

Police later found the vehicle near Northeast Rose Parkway and Northeast 127th Avenue. It came to a stop in the 3400 block of Northeast 126th Avenue, where the driver exited and attempted to run. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, Portland police officers were already in the roadway taking the suspect into custody.

The suspect faces charges including failure to perform the duties of a driver, recklessly endangering another person involving two victims, reckless driving and attempting to elude a police officer. The individual was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center.

Authorities said charges are allegations, and every arrested person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Oregon law generally prohibits the release of jail booking photos unless there is a law enforcement purpose.

The sheriff’s office said the information is based on a preliminary investigation and may change as the case develops.

All suspects are believed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law