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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver from Independence, Missouri was killed after a short pursuit and crash on I-5 when he ran from the crash scene and was hit by an oncoming car, Kelso police said in a release.
The incident began just after midnight when an officer spotted the driver of a Nissan “driving erratically within the city limits of Kelso.” The officer tried to pull the Nissan driver over, but then sped off onto northbound I-5, authorities said.
The officer followed for a short period and spotted the Nissan try to pass a semi-truck on the left shoulder. But the Nissan collided with the truck near Milepost 42 and ended up in the median between the north and southbound lanes. When the officer got to the crash, no one was in the Nissan.
But southbound traffic had slowed and the officer spotted the driver laying in the center lane. Police began emergency treatment but when crews from Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue arrived, the man had died.
The 27-year-old driver has not been publicly identified at this time.
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Tim Steele
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