Incident: Traffic crash with impairment
Location: Gateway Street / Postal Way
Case Number: 25-2436
Date/Time: 04-10-2025 / 0647 hrs
More Information: spdpio@springfield-or.gov
Completed By: Sgt. Del Castillo
INVOLVED SUSPECT: Nichole Taylor, 39-year-old female

NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT:
On April 10th, 2025, at 6:47am, the Springfield Police Department received a call of a traffic
crash involving a vehicle striking a power pole on Gateway Street, near Postal Way. The initial
caller witnessed the involved vehicle driving over a median in the area just prior to the crash.
Upon arrival at the crash scene, responding officers located a white 2015 Chrysler 300. Officers
contacted thirty-nine-year-old Nichole Taylor in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Taylor was
transported by medics to an area hospital for treatment. During the investigation it was found that
Taylor’s driving privileges were suspended, and she had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of more
than .50% at the time of the crash, which is nearly seven (7) times the legal limit of .08%. Taylor
was charged with reckless driving, driving under the influence of intoxicants, and driving with a
suspended driver’s license.

CHARGES:
Reckless Driving
DUII
Driving with a Suspended License