COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – A multi-vehicle crash involving a police vehicle tied up traffic on southbound Interstate 5 near Cottage Grove Wednesday evening, according to OSP officials.

Authorities said that the incident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 near milepost 179. A police vehicle with its emergency lights activated used the median to cross over to the northbound side of the interstate, OSP officials said. State police said that vehicles behind the police vehicle quickly slowed, with a white Ford F-250 truck rear-ending a blue Ford Escape. The Escape then crossed into the right lane and struck a commercial truck before returning to the left lane and striking a white Toyota Camry before coming to a rest in the middle of the left lane, police officials said. OSP authorities said t

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