By Shawn Henry 
Chaos erupted along Oregon’s scenic Highway 101 Thursday when a reckless driver turned a routine traffic stop into a wild, tire-spiking, foot-chasing spectacle. Cops finally nabbed 32-year-old Tyler Mullen, but not before he gave half the Lincoln County PD a heart attack weaving through traffic in a beat-up truck missing a tire—yeah, you read that right, one wheel already down and this genius still thought he could outrun the law.
Newport officers had clocked his truck parked at Fred Meyer, suspecting ties to a Waldport burglary. When they told him to stay put? Dude floored it, jumped a curb, and bolted north like his life depended on it. Spoiler: it didn’t end well. Near Northwest 25th, he sideswiped another car—miraculously, no one got hurt—but by then, cops had spiked his already sad ride, shredding what little rubber remained.
Then came the Hollywood exit. Truck fishtailed near Southeast 51st, and Mullen bailed, sprinting like a startled deer. Big mistake. A crew of burly construction workers saw the whole thing, and let’s just say they weren’t handing out high-fives. They politely detained him until cops could slap the cuffs on.
Turns out Mullen had a resume: outstanding warrants for probation violations, plus a fresh rap sheet including felony evasion, reckless driving (no kidding), and two counts of fleeing a crash. Oh, and no license—shocker.
Props to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police for backup, but seriously, who tries outrunning cops in a three-wheeled truck? This guy, apparently. The investigation’s still open, and Newport PD wants tips—though at this point, Mullen’s probably regretting every life choice that led to those construction workers catching him instead of a Netflix marathon in a cell.
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