LA PINE, OR -- A La Pine woman faces a number of charges stemming from a car crash on Huntington Road, Wednesday night. Deschutes County deputies say 22-year-old Jessica Cathey was driving her pickup with two friends when she drifted into the shoulder, overcorrected and rolled into a ditch, just after 8:30 p.m.
Cathey and the middle passenger, 25-year-old Jason Gomez, were able to climb out. The third passenger, 21-year-old Jessica Lee, had to be pulled from the wreckage. She was taken to St. Charles with life-threatening injuries.
According to Investigators, none were wearing seatbelts and Cathey's blood alcohol level was .18. She is charged with DUII, reckless driving and assault and was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on $70,000 bail.
