Bend Police reminds the community of the dangers of driving under the influence. Bend Police arrested at least ten people for driving under the influence of intoxicants over a 48-hour period last weekend, and nearly 600 drivers for DUII in 2023. In addition to normal patrols, the Bend Police Department is currently working grant-funded overtime shifts to combat DUII drivers in the City of Bend. Please do your part to keep our roads safe – if you’re going to drink or do drugs, please be responsible and call a cab, use a rideshare or otherwise arrange for a sober driver to pick you up.
At 1 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Bend Police stopped a wrong-way driver, identified as an 18-year-old Sunriver resident, at the corner of NW Bond Street and Oregon Avenue in downtown Bend. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUII, reckless endangering and reckless driving.
At 1:22 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, an Oregon State Police trooper pulled over a Toyota Tacoma in the 700 block of NW Riverside Boulevard on suspicion of speed racing. The driver, a 29-year-old Bend resident, had passengers in the vehicle. Bend Police arrested the driver on suspicion of reckless endangering and DUII.
At 4:18 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Bend Police responded to a report of a DUII driver traveling south on SE Third Street. The caller reported the driver, later identified as a 32-year-old Bend resident, almost hit a school bus stopped at train tracks and drove on a sidewalk. The suspect stopped in the 61000 block of SE Coombs Place and was arrested on suspicion of DUII, reckless driving and reckless endangering.
At 8:47 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Bend Police initiated a traffic stop on a 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser for failure to drive within a lane, failure to obey a traffic control device and an improper left turn near the intersection of NW Arizona Avenue and Lava Road. The driver, a 56-year-old Bend resident, was arrested on suspicion of DUII.
At 9:42 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Bend Police responded to a report of a wrong-way driver speeding at approximately 80 MPH and traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the Bend Parkway. Witnesses said the driver of the Cadillac Escalade, then crossed to the southbound lanes. Officers stopped the driver on the Bend Parkway near Powers Road and arrested her on suspicion of DUII, reckless driving and reckless endangering.
At 10:31 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Bend Police responded to a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Brookswood Boulevard and Aspen Rim Lane. When officers arrived, they found a 44-year-old Bend resident in a Chevy Silverado on a sidewalk. The vehicle had crashed through trees in the center divider and came to rest near a residential fence. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUII, reckless driving and reckless endangerment.
At 2:04 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, Bend Police conducted a traffic stop near NE Wells Acres and Butler Market roads. The 21-year-old Bend resident had reportedly been following another vehicle around town and was driving erratically. The man was arrested on suspicion of DUII and reckless driving.
At 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, in the 61500 block of S. Highway 97. A 17-year-old La Pine resident driving a green Chevy Silverado was pulled over for failure to maintain a lane and failure to use a signal. The 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of DUII.
At 6:46 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, Bend Police officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run crash near the intersection of SW 15th Street and Simpson Avenue. Officers found a Jeep Grand Cherokee facing south on SW 15th Street. The Jeep’s airbags were deployed and it had extensive damage from hitting a parked Subaru Outback. The owner of the Jeep, a 22-year-old man from Bend, was contacted at his home and arrested on suspicion of DUII and hit-and-run.
At 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Bend Police officers arrested a 35-year-old Bend resident for DUII, reckless driving and reckless endangering near the intersection of NE Eighth Street and Bennington Way after the driver crossed into oncoming traffic and nearly hit an officer’s vehicle head-on.
