Juvenile Calls 911 While Mother Drives Recklessly

Location: Intersection of Pioneer Parkway West & Q Street | Springfield, OR
Case Number: 2406001
Date/Time: Monday, August 25, 2024 @ 2030hrs
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Completed By: Zak Gosa-Lewis | Public Information Coordinator

INVOLVED SUSPECT:
Sorensen, Camie Colleen | 43-Year-Old Female | Prineville, OR

NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT:
On Monday, August 25, 2024, Springfield Police Department Officers were made aware of a blue Subaru that was being driven recklessly through red lights and traveling eastbound on Beltline towards Springfield.

The Subaru was reported by an 8-year-old juvenile in the vehicle, who had called 911 to report that their mother, Camie Sorensen, was driving recklessly and looking for "water to drive into".

An officer positioned themselves in the Gateway area, in the event that the Subaru entered Springfield. Shortly after, the Subaru passed the officer before briefly yielding at a red light. The vehicle then accelerated away at a high rate of speed as the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop.

The vehicle continued southbound on Pioneer Parkway West, weaving through traffic, and driving dangerously. The vehicle made an abrupt stop in the middle of the Pioneer Parkway & Q Street intersection, at which point officers approached the vehicle. As two officers took Sorensen into custody, a third safely retrieved the juvenile who had called 911 from the back seat of the vehicle.

Sorensen was lodged at the Lane County Jail on the charges below.

CHARGES:
Reckless Driving | Elude | Reckless Endangering