Lane County speeder faces charges

EUGENE – On Jan. 7 at 3 a.m., a Lane County Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle driving west on Irving Road, Eugene, at more than 60 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone. The deputy initiated a traffic stop; however, the vehicle continued to Northwest Expressway and accelerated north to over 100 miles per hour. Deputies coordinated with a Junction City Police officer to place spikes on Prairie Road at Milliron Road.