A Portland man pleaded guilty Monday to escaping a traffic stop last December, colliding with another car, and fleeing the scene. Police also discovered two IDs in the car with different people’s names.
On December 12, 2025, a TriMet police officer pulled over Steven Roll, 49, after noticing him driving at nearly 120 mph on Interstate 84. The officer saw a lit marijuana pipe in the passenger seat and notified Roll that he was under arrest for dangerous driving.
Roll then drove away, hitting a tire-deflating strip before colliding with another car, a clock tower, and a planter. He attempted to flee the scene before being arrested.
Roll pleaded guilty to felony fleeing and eluding, felony identity theft, and misdemeanor criminal mischief and was sentenced to 18 months probation on each offense, with the terms running simultaneously. He also pleaded guilty in a separate case and received an extra 60 months’ probation for methamphetamine possession. He will lose his driver’s license for a year.
In exchange for Roll’s plea, the state agreed to remove nine of his thirteen charges, including forgery, escape, dangerous driving, and failure to perform driver duties. Roll, who was allegedly inebriated at the time of the incident, had his DUII charge deferred until Friday, when he will apply for a diversion program.
Roll has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 1998, which includes previous forgery and identity theft offenses, as well as various narcotics arrests.
In court Monday, Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge told Roll that she thought he was in a “better place” than when she initially saw him and praised his participation in a treatment program.
Roll faced up to five years in jail on each felony conviction and an additional 364 days for the misdemeanor offense. He was also required to pay $2,000 in reparations to the driver whose car he hit.
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