BREAKING NEWS: Crooked River Ranch man who admitted to Redmond cafe holdup killed in crash during freeway chase

WEST LINN, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Crooked River Ranch man who pleaded guilty to the Halloween night masked holdup of a downtown Redmond cafe failed to appear for sentencing Wednesday and was killed in a crash hours later while being pursued for speeding on a Portland-area freeway, Oregon State Police said.

Douglas Richard York, 54, died in the crash on Interstate 205 near West Linn about four hours after he failed to show up for sentencing at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court. He had agreed to a plea deal on Feb. 2 and faced a sentence of at least 11 years in prison, court records show.

OSP said troopers responded at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday to the three-vehicle crash on I-205 near milepost 6.

According to a preliminary investigation, Clackamas County sheriff's deputies had been pursuing a speeding white 2002 Lexus driven by York, who was heading south on I-205 near West Linn.

York's car rear-ended a VW Golf driven by a 34-year-old Oregon City man. He then apparently lost control and the Lexus rolled, throwing him from the car, troopers said.

York then was struck by a gray Toyota Corolla driven by a 31-year-old Sherwood woman and died at the scene.

OSP said York later was identified as the subject of a statewide felony warrant and BOLO (be on the lookout) alert from earlier in the day.

York, who had a criminal record dating back to 1991, was arrested on eight felony charges in early December at his home by members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team in the Oct. 31 robbery of Sassy's Cafe.

His initial bail of over $500,000 was reduced to $100,000 after a defense lawyer said York lived with his 82-year-old father, who neeed his assistance and care.

Two days after his recent guilty plea, York signed a conditional release agreement, promising to appear in court on Wednesday.