Suspected drunk driver plows through people at DUI crash scene, Oregon cops say
A suspected drunk driver plowed through a group of police officers and bystanders standing at the scene of a crash in Oregon, police said.
The first crash occurred when a driver was turning out of a parking lot and hit an officer’s vehicle on Sunday, Nov. 14, Portland Police Bureau said in a news release.
The officer’s lights and sirens were on at the time of the crash, police said.
Bonnie L. Harvey, 51, of Portland, and the officer were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Harvey was cited with driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving, police said.
When officers were talking to witnesses on a sidewalk in front of a driveway, Paul Daniel Dillon, 46, of Portland, yelled at the group from his car, police said. Dillon told the crowd to get off of his property, then police said he drove through six people, police said. A police sergeant helping with the original crash was struck while the five other people jumped out of the way.
The officer was not injured, police said.
Officers struggled to arrest the man and used a stun gun on him, police said.
He was arrested and faces multiple charges, including DUI, reckless driving and resisting arrest.
This story was originally published November 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Suspected drunk driver plows through people at DUI crash scene, Oregon cops say."
