Driver Airlifted After Fleeing Portage Police and Crashing…
Police Pursuit Crash Portage Indiana in Portage, Indiana: A man was airlifted to a hospital on June 26, 2026, after allegedly fleeing from Portage Police and crashing at the intersection of Willowcreek Road and U.S. Highway 6 in Portage, Indiana. Officers were initially dispatched to a residence on Fiesta Avenue for reports of threats and a violation of a protection order, then located the suspect's vehicle traveling southbound on Willowcreek Road near 700 North. The driver made a U-turn, then suddenly accelerated away, prompting a pursuit; he was ejected from the vehicle before it came to rest in a nearby parking lot. A female passenger was transported by ambulance with minor injuries, the driver of the struck vehicle was treated at the scene and released, and one occupant of a third parked vehicle struck during the rollover was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.