October 5, 2021 10:05 a.m.
Sutherlin Police jailed a woman following a vehicle crash on Monday.
An SPD report said just after 9:30 p.m. an officer was following a sedan which had plates that came back as stolen. As the officer followed the vehicle, the operator began to drive erratically and completely crossed into the opposite lane of travel. The officer initiated a traffic stop but the sedan continued to be driven erratically for approximately a mile, before it crashed into a ditch. The driver was identified as 19-year old Jennifer Jimenez of Woodburn. A violation amount of methamphetamine was found inside the vehicle.
Jimenez was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempt to elude a police officer, and for reckless driving. She was cited for the meth. Bail was set at $106,250.

