DWI Hit Parade!

Ashley Elizabeth Chambers

Portland Police Arrest DUII Driver in Southwest Portland Work Zone -  
(Oct. 24, 2012) According to Portland Police, on Tuesday October 16, 2012, at 11:32 a.m., a Portland Police Officer assigned to the Traffic Division stopped a driver on Highway 43 in Southwest Portland for driving 62 miles an hour in a 45 MPH zone. This area is also currently a road work zone.
The driver, 33-year-old Ashley Elizabeth Chambers, stopped at Southwest Riverside Drive and Riverdale Road. Upon contact with the driver, the officer noted signs of impairment and after further investigation arrested her for DUII and Reckless Driving.
Chambers Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was .36 at the time of her arrest.
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division’s slogan is, “Save a life, arrest an impaired driver,” and we’d like to remind drivers of the importance of slowing down in work zones and the dangers of drinking and driving.
Chambers was booked into the Multnomah County Jail.

PORTLAND POLICE
Portland Police are stepping up DUII patrols
This Labor Day weekend, the Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police will be providing extra police patrols looking for DUII drivers.
Beginning Friday, August 31, 2012, in the evening and continuing through Monday, August 3, 2012, in the evening, extra officers will patrol the highways and city streets looking for impaired drivers.
It is our duty as police and it is your duty as citizens to prevent drunk driving.
Sadly, every 13 minutes a person dies on the roadway in the United States. That person could be an innocent person like you or someone you love.
It is the goal of the Portland Police, Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police to keep our community safe this holiday weekend. Our goal is no deaths this holiday weekend from DUII drivers (Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants).
We can all do our part, we can all work together. See the link below for our video.
Save a Life…drive sober
http://youtu.be/5wwweFw-exU

According to Portland Police, on Sunday June 3, 2012, at 2:04 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to the report of a head-on traffic crash on westbound I-84, just East of the Lloyd Boulevard exit.
Officers arrived and learned that a black 2002 Nissan Maxima 4-door had been travelling East in the westbound lanes of I-84 and crashed head-on with a black 2001 Ford Focus. The driver of the Ford told officers that he saw the Nissan coming at him the wrong direction and moved lanes to avoid a collision but the Nissan moved also and they crashed head-on, causing both vehicles airbags to deploy.
Both drivers were transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Officers noticed signs of intoxication on the driver of the Nissan, 29-year-old Olelia Lorraine Brown of Southeast Portland.
At the hospital, a test of Brown’s blood showed a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .294%, nearly 4 times the legal limit.
Brown remained in the hospital for treatment and was given citations for DUII and Reckless Driving.

PORTLAND, OR. — According to Portland Police, 69-year-old Raymond Dale Foley was admitted to an area hospital for treatment to minor injuries suffered in yesterday’s crash. Investigators determined that Foley was driving a 1992 Ford Aerostar van at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of his lane, prior to crashing into a parked pick-up truck and utility trailer, which caused Foley’s van to roll over. 
Police report that on Saturday February 25, 2012, at 6:02 p.m., Portland Police officers from North Precinct responded to the report of a rollover crash at Northeast 75th Avenue and Fremont Street. Officer arrived along with fire medical personnel and discovered one person with injuries trapped inside the van.
Members of Portland Fire & Rescue were able to get the injured man out of the van and he was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is still continuing but alcohol, and the driver’s speed are factors.

According to the Portland, Oregon Police, in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 11, 2011, at about 12:42 a.m., North Precinct Officers were investigating a disturbance in the 4700 Block of NE 99th Avenue when a Jeep backing out of a nearby driveway struck the rear bumper of a parked patrol car which was occupied by an Officer and a prisoner. Neither was injured.
Once out of the driveway the driver accelerated north on 99th Avenue where it dead ends at Sandy Boulevard causing officers to dive out of the way to avoid being hit. Then the driver attempted to drive through Columbia Cemetery to get away. He hit a berm causing the Jeep to go airborne. The Jeep landed at an angle and rolled over onto the passenger side sliding to a stop.
The driver, 43-year-old Richard Beeler became resistive with officers as he was being taken into custody and he was Tased. Beeler had a passenger 31-year-old Ruth Ott, and both had felony warrants for Drug Manufacturing.
Beeler did not have any involvement with the original police call. He was transported to an area hospital as a precaution due to the severity of the crash, he suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Following his treatment at the hospital he was booked in the Multnomah County Detention Center in downtown Portland on the drug warrant, 4 counts of Attempt Assault in the first degree, Felony Hit and Run, Abuse of a Memorial to the Dead, Criminal Mischief in the first degree, Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Reckless Driving, Resisting Arrest and Felony Attempt to Elude.
Additional charges may be brought against Beeler after further investigation.

From KATU
PORTLAND, Ore. – A recent string of DUII arrests involving officers is prompting the Portland Police Bureau to take a look at how they can help their own deal with the stresses of the job.
The most recent arrest happened in Gladstone Friday night. That’s when Officer Randy Vanderhoof, who was off duty, was found sleeping in his truck near a bus stop. Vanderhoof failed both a field sobriety and breath test. His blood alcohol level was not released.
Vanderhoof is a 19-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau who was assigned to the K-9 Unit. He has since been reassigned to the Telephone Reporting Unit pending the DUII case and internal investigation. ….MORE

According to Portland Police, the motorcycle rider that was involved in Monday night’s crash on Northeast Marine Drive, 66-year-old John Zupan of Vancouver, died Tuesday evening at 10:04 p.m. at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Mr. Zupan is the founder of Portland’s Zupan Markets.
The vehicle driver, 32-year-old Edy Porfirio Reynoso-Ramirez, was originally charged with Assault in the Second Degree, Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver, DUII, and Reckless Driving. Ramirez was booked into the Multnomah County Jail. Ramirez may now face a charge of Manslaughter in the First Degree.

Investigators from the Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team learned that Ramirez was traveling eastbound on Marine Drive and that he was speeding, driving erratically, and passing other vehicles prior to the crash. East of 138th Avenue, Ramirez crossed the center-line and struck Zupan head-on.

Both the vehicle and the motorcycle left the roadway after the crash, with the vehicle ending up some distance away and all the way down a steep embankment. The vehicle is a 1998 Honda Civic 4-door and the motorcycle is a 2009 BMW.

According to Portland Police Public Information Officer Lt. Kelli Sheffer, a speeding DUI driver is still alive after running up the clock of life to the nth degree. Last night, Saturday April 9, 2011, at approximately 10:55 p.m., a Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division officer spotted an orange motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed on eastbound I-84. The officer got behind the motorcycle and eventually stopped it near Northeast 148th Avenue on I-84 after the motorcycle rider briefly attempted to elude the police.
The rider, 24-year-old Marco Alfonso Huerta-Castillo of Northeast Portland, was arrested for Attempt to Elude, DUII, Reckless Driving and booked into the Multnomah County Jail. Huerta-Castillo was also given traffic citations for Speeding (139 mph), Driving While Suspended, Driving Uninsured, and No Motorcycle Endorsement.

The following persons were booked into the Multnomah County Washington Sheriff’s Jail on charges of DUI:

Ysidro Acostachab, 43, on 3/27/2011 at 1:17 am by Portland Police

Frank James Bain Jr. on 3/27/2011 at 8:41 pm by Portland Police

Pardeep Singh Bassi, 50, on 3/28/2011 at 9:37 am sentenced

Donald Ray Bigelow, 55, on 3/31/2011 at 7:00 am by Multnomah Co. Sheriff’s Office

Nicholas Grant Bowlden, 32, on 4/1/2011 at 1:39 am by Portland Police

Nasaundra M. Bradley, 29, on 3/30/2011 at 9:30 am

Pedro Calderongarcia, 29, on 3/30/2011 at 10:24 pm by Gresham Police Dept.

John A. Cavanaugh, 23, on 3/29/2011 at 11:52 am sentenced

Jose Ezequias Chableuc, 22, on 3/28/11 at 2:37 am by Gresham Police Dept.

Karl Thomas Christianson, 31, by Portland Police on 3/29/2011 at 12:05 am

Terry Dean Clarke, 42, on 3/28/2011 at 3:05 am by Multnomah Co Sheriff’s Office

Cynthia Houser Collins, 41, on 3/28/2011 at 3:30 pm by Portland Criminal Court

Lynnette Louise Coltman, 49, on 3/27/2011 at 7:53 pm by Portland Police

Bozo stayed on the tracks until he hit a signal building along rail line
Portland Police report that at approximately 6:30 p.m. tonight March 10, 2011, 51-year old Donald Vakulich was driving westbound on Southwest Jefferson Street in the Goose Hallow area when he drove his 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup off the roadway and onto the Max Tracks. His vehicle continued traveling westbound on the tracks until he crashed into an outbuilding. Vakulich was taken into custody and transported to Central Precinct for further investigation.
Lt. Kelli Sheffer reports that officers determined that alcohol was a factor in this crash.
Police say that Vakulich will be charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Alcohol, Criminal Mischief in the First Degree, Reckless Driving and Interfering with Public Transportation. Vakulich will be lodged in the downtown Multnomah County Facility.   See photo of pickup truck with this report from The Oregonian