Stephen Owens
1973
Stephen Michael Owens served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Officer Stephen Owens was killed in an automobile crash while during a vehicle pursuit on I-5. Another officer had attempted to stop a vehicle on city streets. The vehicle fled and led officers on a pursuit that eventually went onto I-5. The driver forced Officer Owens's patrol car into a concrete barrier as he and other officers attempted to box the man in. The subject's vehicle then went out of control and struck two other patrol cars before stopping. The man was taken into custody. Officer Owens was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Portland Police Bureau for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Portland Police Bureau
Officer
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