KEIZER, Ore. -- A suspected drunk driver slammed into a bar in Keizer and then rammed a patrol car while trying to escape, police said.
Deputy Jerry Wollenschlaeger said he first spotted the erratic driver on River Road in Keizer and tried to pull him over for speed racing. But instead of pulling over, the driver sped up and tried to flee.
"The suspect, 32-year-old Andrew Wooldridge of Keizer, then failed to negotiate a right turn from River Road onto James Street North. He was going to fast and skidded through the intersection, impacting a metal bench and then struck the All Stars Sports Bar building," said Lieutenant Sheila Lorance with the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Deputy Wollenschlaeger pulled in behind the vehicle and as he started to get out of his car, he said Wooldridge put his Jeep Cherokee in reverse and rammed the passenger side of the patrol car.
"He continued to back up against the passenger's side of the patrol vehicle causing extensive damage to the entire side of the patrol vehicle," Lorance said. "Wooldridge then accelerated rapidly eastbound on James Street, traveling in the wrong side of the road. He then suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, got out of the vehicle and threw his hands up in the air."
Wooldridge was captured and arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Elude, Hit and Run, Reckless Endangering and Criminal Mischief.
