EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A judge sentenced a Woodburn man to 12 years in prison Tuesday for leading Springfield police on a high-speed chase in 2017 that ended with the man ramming a police vehicle.
KEZI-TV reports Iosif Ivanov was sentenced Tuesday after pleaded guilty in October to 10 charges including unlawful use of a weapon, burglary, assault and resisting arrest. Attempted murder charges were dropped in a plea deal.
The charges stem from November 2017 when Ivanov led police on a chase ending in the town of Coburg. Trapped on a dead end street, Ivanov reversed the stolen SUV he was driving and slammed into a police car.
Prosecutors said Ivanov caused about $40,000 in damage, which he will have to pay for as part of his sentencing.
Ivanov said his actions that day were “uncalled for” and pledged to work on himself while in prison.
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