BEND, OR -- A 21-year-old La Pine man is suspected of driving impaired, leading to a four-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. Bend Police say two northbound vehicles had stopped for congestion on the Bend Parkway near the Highway 20 onramp, just after 3:30 p.m. A third vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was slowing for traffic when a pickup crashed into it, pushing it into the first two vehicles. 

Hunter Jones, the driver of the pickup, is charged with DUII, Assault, Reckless Driving and Reckless Endangering. He sustained minor injuries.

The man driving the Cherokee was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. His passengers, a woman and a child were hospitalized with serious injuries.

Northbound Highway 97 was closed at Empire Blvd. for about an  hour and a half for the crash investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.