MISSING/RUNAWAY TEEN ARRESTED AFTER FREEWAY CHASE

June 29, 2023 3:30 a.m.

A 19-year old woman listed as missing/runaway out of Nevada and Washington states, was arrested after a freeway chase south of Roseburg on Tuesday.

An Oregon State Police report said starting earlier in the day numerous complaints had come in regarding a southbound sedan that was involved in a failure to yield incident with troopers in the Salem area. That pursuit was terminated. Driving complaints also came in regarding the same vehicle in the Springfield area.

A pursuit was authorized and the sedan was located near Oakland by a trooper at about 7:45 a.m. The vehicle fled again and attempted to elude, taking the landfill exit at McLain Avenue. This led the driver to a dead end where she was taken into custody without incident.

The woman, identified as Keiasjah Warthsaw, was charged with attempting to elude police in a vehicle, reckless driving, and for two counts of recklessly endangering another person. Bail was set at $10,000.