Suspect arrested after high-speed car chase through Elgin

Isabella Crowley, The Observer, La Grande, Ore.
·3 min read

May 15—ELGIN — A high-speed car chase Saturday, May 13, through Elgin ended when the vehicle got stuck in the snow on Clark Creek Road.

The Union County Sheriff's Office took Jeffery Black, 55, of Elgin, into custody for felony fleeing, reckless driving and reckless endangering, according to a press release from Sheriff Cody Bowen. Black also was arrested on a Union County warrant for failure to appear and a fugitive warrant from Washington.

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Isabella Crowley is a reporter for The Observer. Contact her at 541-624-6014 or icrowley@lagrandeobserver.com.