Douglas Co. Pursuit, July 26

On Saturday, July 22, 2017, around 6:00pm, the 9-1-1 center received a report of a 2004 Gray Jeep Grand Cherokee driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near milepost 108. A deputy eventually located the vehicle on Pruner Road driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of travel. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop and led deputies on a pursuit into the area of Lower Cow Creek Road. The pursuit continued on BLM land to approximately milepost 13.5 on Union Creek Road where the vehicle stopped in a ditch and the driver fled on foot. Deputies tracked the male throught the woods where they found articles of his clothing that he had discarded. Eventually, an Oregon State Police Trooper located the driver near milepost 4.5 on Union Creek Road completely naked. The driver was identified as 21 year old John Gerald Baczkowski of Eugene. Baczkowski was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Reckless Driving, Attempt to Elude in a Vehicle and Attempt to Elude on Foot.