MILWAUKIE, Ore. — A police chase early Monday morning ended in a crash on railroad tracks in Milwaukie.
KOIN reports the driver fled a traffic stop then hit a power pole near Myrtle and Campbelll Street.
The crash knocked out power to the immediate area and damaged Union Pacific tracks, affecting freight and Amtrak trains.
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