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Committee hears bill to increase penalties for fleeing police when conduct injures others or repeats
Summary
House Bill 3097 would raise the crime seriousness for felony fleeing or attempting to elude an officer when aggravating factors are present, including injury to others, a passenger under 18, property damage or prior convictions. Prosecutors, law enforcement and defense counsel gave opposing views at the public hearing.
The House Judiciary Committee took testimony on House Bill 3097, which would increase criminal seriousness and create sentencing enhancements for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer under ORS 811.54 when certain aggravating circumstances are present.
Representative Rick Lewis, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure would add "common-sense sentencing enhancements" for cases that involve aggravating circumstances such as a passenger under 18, resulting injury to another person, or prior convictions. "Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer not only puts the suspect and the officer at risk, but everyone else on the road as well," Lewis said.
Mariel Moda, a prosecutor from the…
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