The Oregon State Police and Marion County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the death of a woman Monday, Jan. 26, after the vehicle she was riding in crashed following a police pursuit. While the incident is currently under investigation, preliminary information indicates that at approximately 6:06 P.M., a Mt. Angel Police Officer attempted to stop a tan, 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup, at S. Main and May Streets in Mt. Angel. The driver, identified as 17 year-old DRAKE D. CARSON, of Salem, failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. The vehicle fled onto Howell Prairie Road and crashed about 1 mile north of Saratoga Drive. Two passengers were in the vehicle. The front passenger, a juvenile male, was transported to a Salem area Hospital for treatment with serious injuries. The rear seat passenger, name withheld pending next of kin notification, was pronounced deceased at the scene. CARSON fled the scene immediately following the crash. The Oregon State Police is actively seeking CARSON as an involved person in this incident and is asking anyone with information as to his whereabouts to contact the OSP Northern Command Center (NCC) at 503-375-3555.
