Gervais man dies in 2-vehicle crash near Mt. Angel statesmanjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statesmanjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two puppies died after being struck by gunfire Monday night at a northeast Salem gas station.
Salem police responded just before midnight to multiple shots fired in the area of Clay and Cypress streets NE. Police say the suspect fled as officers arrived, though they found several occupied vehicles at a 76 gas station parking lot were struck by gunfire.
No individuals inside the cars were injured, but a dog and four puppies in the back of one car were hit with bullet fragments, according to Lt. Treven Upkes, a spokesperson with the police department.
Officers took the dog and puppies to an emergency veterinary clinic, but two of the puppies died.
Salem Statesman Journal
A man was sentenced to 19 years in prison after fleeing the scene of a fatal crash that killed a 77-year-old Marion County woman and injured four others in 2018.
Luis Herrera-Alvarez, 43, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, four counts of third-degree assault, DUI, five counts of felony hit-and-run, reckless driving and giving false information to a police officer. He was sentenced April 30 before Marion County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Pellegrini. His license was permanently revoked.
According to police, his blood-alcohol content was 0.17% at the time of the crash more than twice the legal limit.
In the state s sentencing memorandum, Marion County Deputy District Attorney Keir Boettcher wrote Herrera-Alvarez has an extensive history of driving while intoxicated and had previously undergone and completed treatment.