GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Josephine County sheriff’s office says deputies fatally shot a driver who fled after deputies tried to pull him over for a traffic stop.
The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports (http://bit.ly/IPQp5B) the man was wanted on a warrant for skipping a court date, had a background of drug and other convictions, and faced a court date next week on methamphetamine charges.
The sheriff’s office said a deputy and a reserve deputy chased the truck Saturday night.
The deputies say the driver skidded to a stop at Cave Junction, put the pickup truck in reverse and rammed the patrol car.
