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Drunk Driver crashes through a Portland home
PORTLAND, Oregon - Reports confirm that a drunk driver crashed through a home in Portland resulting in damaging the home completely and missing the owner of the home just by a few inches. The incident took place in Portland Friday night when the homeowner was heading to bed. Police reports confirm that the speed of the vehicle before the crash was nearly 100 miles per hour. The home belongs to Greg Buckland who said that from the condition and damRead more
Oregon Court of Appeals upholds a 2009 DUI law
Reports have confirmed that the Oregon Court of Appeals supported a 2009 law in which the period to determine someone's eligibility for diversion from drunken-driving charges increased on Wednesday. Boyd Robert Carroll, who was convicted of drunken driving in December 2009, challenged the law. He was charged and convicted of drunken driving in Benton County. Carroll already had two previous convictions 12 years before his arrest in 2009 for drunk driving. A diRead more
Oregon teen arrested for drunk driving after posting on Facebook
ASTORIA, Oregon - A teenager from Oregon was arrested by the police after he shared information on social media about driving drunk and hitting other vehicles. He was taken to the county jail and later released. 18-year-old Jacob Cox-Brown faced lot of trouble when he shared with his friends and others on Facebook that he had been driving drunk and hitting two parked cars. He even apologized to the owners for hitting their vehicles. According to police, thRead more
DUI Arrests double during the Holiday Season
PORTLAND, Ore. - According to a report provided by the Oregon State Police, the number of impaired drivers arrested by troopers since last Friday is 53, which is approximately double the number of drunk drivers arrested in 2011 during the Christmas Holiday season. For many impaired drivers, Oregon jails turned into holiday destination spots. State Police told that during the Friday-Tuesday Holiday period, 3 people died in road accidents in Oregon. One accident happened on Read more
MAX line disruptions caused by Drunk Driver
According to Police reports, 38-year-old Brian Edmund Anderson caused disruptions in two MAX lines after he crashed his Hummer H2 on the west end of the Steel Bridge. Details given by the Portland Police Department revealed that the accident took place around 3 a.m. when Anderson crashed his Hummer H2 on the west end of the Steel Bridge. As a result of the accident, a support pole was knocked out and a signal head was damaged. Two other poles were also damaged and as aRead more
Oregon State Police promoted awareness of impaired drivers
Oregon State Police are promoting their annual effort to raise public awareness of impaired drivers on the weekend before Christmas. According to last year's statistics, two people died in two separate fatal car crashes in Oregon whereas 50 drivers were arrested for DUII during the 78-hour Christmas holiday period. This year also, Oregon state police are bringing back their annual campaign for drunk driving to raise public awareness in an effort to curb imRead more
Oregon State Police urges drivers to be cautious on roads during December
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Oregon State Police is urging drivers to be safe on the roads during the month of December as it is one of the deadliest months of the year to be on the roads. According to statistics provided by OSP, a total of 25 fatal car crashes were recorded in Oregon in December 2011. 7 of these crashes were a result of drugged or drunk driving. In 2010, OSP recorded a total of 19 crashes, 7 of them involved drunk driving. This is almost half the total number of cRead more
Two fatal crashes and 47 drunk driving arrests reported by Oregon State Police over Thanksgiving weekend
According to reports provided by the Oregon State Police, two people died in separate fatal crashes on Oregon highways over the Thanksgiving weekend. Both the fatalities occurred last Thursday. The first accident took place at 3:40 a.m. at the intersection of Oregon 204 and Summerville Road west of Elgin. The person was identified as a 44-year old Elgin man who died in a single vehicle crash. Investigation is underway to identify the cause of the accident. TheRead more
Troubled officers greet public at Portland Police Bureau’s busiest front desk
The officers delegated to the out of sight assignments in the Portland Police Bureau's Central Precinct in downtown Portland's Telephone Report Unit have recently completed their training to replace civilian front desk clerks. This is the city's busiest precinct and these new faces will now be greeting visitors. The civilian clerks, who have now been transferred to other Police Bureau Offices, are of the view that customer services are likely to suffer. The five civiliRead more
66-year-old Milwaukie-area man arrested after injury crash near Portland
MILWAUKIE, Ore. - A 66-year-old Milwaukie-area man was arrested by the Oregon State Police (OSP) after a crash on Highway 99E in Oak Grove south of Portland. Another driver and a pedestrian were injured as a result of the crash. The incident took place Saturday night on November 10, at approximately 7:55 p.m. The suspect, Michael John Dec, was arrested by state trooper Ted Moisan and lodged into Clackamas County Jail. He was suspected to be driving under the influence of aRead more