Police: Topless woman steals US mail truck, hits TriMet bus, flips vehicle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A topless woman accused of stealing a U.S. Postal truck and hitting a TriMet passenger bus before flipping and crashing in Northeast Portland is in the hospital for treatment of what police said was drugged-up behavior.
The incident unfolded around 12:15 p.m. Thursday when the woman stole the mail truck in the 16000 block of SE Alder, police said in a release. When she drove away she hit the bus near NE Wasco and 162nd.
Three people, including the driver, were aboard the TriMet bus at the time of the crash, TriMet officials told KOIN 6 News. The passengers weren’t hurt. The driver wasn’t seriously hurt but did ask for medical help.
The woman kept driving and as police tried to stop her the truck flipped and crashed near NE 155th and Fremont. Police said she tried to run away but was taken into custody after a 12-block foot chase.
Her name has not yet been released.
KOIN 6 News will have more information later in the day.
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