Boy, 14, accused of hit-and-run in stolen van
Update
GRESHAM, Ore. - A 14-year-old boy faces accusations he stole a van from a tree farm before running away from the wreckage of a motor vehicle accident Tuesday.
The Gresham Police Department took the teen into custody on Wednesday afternoon after getting a tip in the case.
Police have not released the boy's name.
Earlier
GRESHAM, Ore. – Police are looking for as many as 4 men who fled from a van after a hit-and-run crash near Gresham that sent a man to the hospital in critical condition.
Police said at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, a silver Ford van was westbound on Hwy 26 east of Gresham when it drifted into the center grass median. The driver over-corrected and steered back into the westbound lanes where the van collided with the driver’s side of a BMW X5. Police said the van continued west across the eastbound lanes where it rolled and came to rest on its wheels.
The driver of the BMW, 52-year-old Dean Pace of Sandy, was seriously injured and taken by LifeFlight to OHSU in Portland. His condition was upgraded Wednesday from critical to serious. Police said Pace was wearing a seat belt.
Witnesses told troopers at the scene that as many as 4 men got out of the van and ran away. Police said none of the occupants have been found.
Oregon State Police is asking anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the men flee the scene to call (503) 731-3030.
