Portland ,OR : 26 years old Woman attempts to flee police after crashed into a truck traveling the opposite direction on Tuesday morning ,May 19th 2015

Police say a 26-year-old woman crashed into a truck traveling the opposite direction along St. Johns Bridge and then attempted to flee from officers by jumping into another car.

KATU News received a video from a viewer whose dashcam video captured the entire crash, which was reported just after 8 a.m. Tuesday. The video shows a silver sedan crossing the median on St. Johns Bridge and crashing into a pickup truck.

Pete Simpson with Portland Police told KATU the driver of the sedan, 26-year-old Damaris Maxie, remained on scene, but fled during the insurance information exchange. Simpson said Maxie jumped into another car and went to the eastside of the bridge where police arrested her following a brief struggle.

She was charged with failure to perform duties of a driver and resisting arrest.


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Woman attempts to flee police after crash on St. Johns Bridge