A wrong-way driver suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon after colliding with an Oregon State Police car on Interstate 84.
Just prior to 2 p.m., OSP dispatch received a report of a wrong-way drive on I-84 near milepost 342. The reporting party described the vehicle as a silver sedan driving westbound in the eastbound lanes.
Troopers in the area responded in an attempt to locate the driver.
At 2:04 p.m., a senior trooper “located the wrong-way driver just prior to colliding with it” at milepost 327, according to the OSP.
The driver of the suspect vehicle was transported to a hospital for minor injuries. The trooper was evaluated at the hospital and released.
The suspect was charged with second-degree attempted assault, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. He was lodged in the Baker County Jail.
