Prineville woman jailed in hit-and-run crash that injured passenger
Boulder, road sign, speed bumps hit; deputies followed tire, gouge marks to driver s home
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville woman was jailed on assault, reckless driving and other charges after a hit-and-run crash that injured a passenger not wearing a seat belt, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said Sunday.
Deputies responded around 8:20 a.m. to the reported hit-and-run in the Ochoco West community northwest of Prineville, Sgt. Tim Durheim said.
It was determined the 44-year-old woman tried to negotiate a turn too quickly at the intersection of Grizzly Road and Northwest Prine Road and struck a boulder, a road sign and damaged several speed bumps, Durheim said.
Bend man fleeing police after crime spree arrested in Crook County
Chase took place in Crook County on the highway and multiple residential roads
A Bend man on a crime spree who was fleeing police through multiple towns was finally stopped and arrested in Crook County Saturday afternoon.
According to a Crook County Sheriff s Office report, 42-year-old Bend man Jacob Austin Schunke first stole a bicycle and then a Ford pickup in Bend in the early morning hours. Around 11 a.m., he failed to perform duties of a driver with property damage in Redmond before heading into Crook County. Once on Highway 126 in Crook County, he was called in as a reckless driver running people off the road.
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Driver arrested for DUII crash
Stephen Bushnell, 19, crashes his car into irrigation canal off O Neil Highway
A Prineville man was arrested for DUII after crashing his car into an irrigation ditch off O Neil Highway Saturday afternoon.
A Crook County law enforcement report said the crash happened just after 4 p.m. at the 3100 block of O Neil Highway. Upon arriving, deputies found a gold Mazda MZ3 sedan partially submerged in the irrigation ditch on the north side of the highway. The vehicle was facing westbound and had significant damage, which indicated that the vehicle had rolled prior to entering the canal.
Deputies contacted the driver and sole occupant, 19-year-old Stephen Cody Bushnell of Prineville. He was able to self-extricate from the vehicle and indicated that he was not injured. He declined medical care.
School, offices lock doors after report of man with rifle April 20 2021
Man crouching in bushes near Laughlin Road Friday morning was later apprehended with a pellet gun
A suspected gun-carrying man in northeast Prineville raised concerns and prompted a local school to lock its doors Friday.
On Friday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m., Prineville Police, Crook County Sheriff s Deputies and Oregon State Police responded to the area of Northeast Laughlin Road between Ochoco Plaza Drive and Combs Flat Road to a report of a male with a hunting rifle walking around in bushes behind local businesses.
This area consists of unimproved areas next to Ray s Food Place complex, Crook County School District offices, and Crook County Department of Human Services (DHS) offices as well as residences and nearby Barnes Butte Elementary School.