BEND, OR -- Bend Police say officers made eight DUII arrests over the holiday weekend, taking the 2022 total to 683. There were just 509 in the previous year.
The first was New Year's Eve at 8:46 p.m. near NW 11th and Newport. Police arrested a driver whose blood alcohol content (BAC) was reportedly 0.08%.
Just over two hours later at 10:59 p.m., Bend Police arrested a driver for DUII, second-degree criminal mischief and reckless driving in the 2000 block of NE Linnea Street. The driver of a gray Chevy Malibu had crashed into a parked vehicle. The driver received a blood draw rather than submitting to an intoxilyzer test, and results of that test are pending.
About a half hour later, at 11:33 p.m., Police arrested a driver in a white Infiniti for DUII at the intersection of N Highway 97 and NW Mt. Washington Drive. The driver’s BAC was 0.13%.
At 12:51 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023, Police arrested a driver in a black Lexus sedan for DUII at the intersection of NE 27th Street and NE Wells Acres Road. During the traffic stop, the driver parked partially on the sidewalk. The driver’s BAC was 0.14%.
Less than a half hour later, at 1:16 a.m., Police arrested a driver in a silver FJ Cruiser for DUII at the corner of NE First Street and NE Franklin Avenue. The driver was traveling with no headlights. The driver’s BAC was 0.11%.
At 1:55 a.m., Bend Police arrested the driver of a blue Dodge Durango for DUII at the intersection of NW Wall Street and NW Louisiana Avenue. The driver’s BAC was 0.11%.
At 2:21 a.m., Bend Police arrested an intoxicated driver in a gray Jeep for DUII at the intersection of NW Franklin Avenue and NW Bond Street after the driver was seen traveling the wrong way on Bond. The driver’s BAC was 0.07%.
And at 11:03 p.m. on Jan. 1, Bend Police arrested a driver in a white Subaru Legacy for DUII at the intersection of NW Lava Road and NW Franklin Avenue. The driver’s BAC was 0.13%.
