Minivan driver cited for reckless driving after trooper clocks vehicle at 111 mph
Published 9:30 am Tuesday, March 2, 2021
BAKER CITY — A 21-year-old Washington man was cited for reckless driving and speeding early on Monday, March 1, after an Oregon State Police trooper clocked the man’s minivan at 111 mph on Interstate 84 in Baker City.
Justus America Willott, of Auburn, Washington, was cited about 1:40 a.m. March 1.
In a report, OSP Sr. Trooper Nicholas Hagedorn wrote that he was parked in the center median on the freeway near Milepost 304 when he saw a gray Honda Odyssey minivan in the westbound lanes. The van was traveling at 111 mph, according to Hagedorn’s report.
Hagedorn pursued the van, which continued at more than 100 mph, until he stopped the vehicle near Milepost 302, the North Baker City interchange.
Willott’s wife and infant child were in the minivan, according to Hagedorn’s report.