Reckless driver speeds and reverses on Wallace Road, Yamhill County OR

Traffic

Reported: 11/3/2025 06:30 PM

Wallace Rd NW, Oregon 97304

A driver in a 2004 Dodge Silverado with a large Green Bay sticker was driving recklessly on Wallace Road near Dayton. The driver was speeding, failing to maintain lane discipline, and driving into ditches. The vehicle stopped in the middle of the road and reversed toward a caller. Multiple witnesses followed and reported the behavior.

Audio|Source: Yamhill County Sheriff

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

Wycombe with an update on the reckless drive. It is now northbound, Wallace Road passing,

00:04

Palmer Creek. We've gotten multiple calls on it, failure to maintain lane and into the ditch and erratic speeds. Wycom clear, 1830.

00:14

They are there to look for it.

00:20

Copy. I think we've taken a total of three, if not four calls on it.

00:28

341, I'll go with them. There's a LSD now.

00:31

My friend, they've been given the updates as well. It comes back at a Salem on 2004 Dodge,

00:37

Silverado pickup.

00:38

Should have a large green bay sticker in the back.

00:42

Maybe that.

00:49

We don't. We don't have any history with the vehicle.

00:58

Copy.

01:05

Do you want to go to the date and exit if you want to take Crohn-Shank?

01:10

Copy that.

01:17

Lighton 341. Are any of the callers still actively behind it?

01:23

The most recent one sound like she was actively behind it.

01:28

Have it.

01:31

Can you call them back in your brother right now?

01:35

Looking at her plot,

01:38

she is coming up to Stringtown Road.

01:47

I'm calling her back now. The unit's around to Dayton Soundside. The vehicle is at the south zoom at the Dayton on Wallace.

01:59

Stop to the middle road and start reversing towards the caller.

02:13

There, south-seat limit of Dayton, the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road as are reversing towards my caller.

02:22

Shopping, taking the exit now.

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