BEND, OR -- A 41-year-old Bend man is accused of impaired driving and a hit and run that damaged a local apartment building late Wednesday. When Bend Police arrived at the complex on Northwest Newport, they found damage to a wall, a broken gas line, a detached bumper and a trail of fluid leading away from the scene.

Less than a mile away they located a parked car with a missing bumper. Officers contacted Christopher Kobernick walking down the street and confirmed it was his car. He was arrested on numerous charges.

Authorities say eight people were inside the building just before midnight, when the crash occurred, including a child asleep just on the other side of the wall damaged in the impact. The crash sheared off four natural gas meters and severed the main line. Officers evacuated the building and Newport was closed for about an hour while the fire department and gas company secured the scene. 

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