On August 26, 2024, at 3:45 pm, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was advised of multiple traffic complaints northbound on Highway 97 near mile post 134. Initial reports described a silver SUV travelling between lanes, almost striking other vehicles on the road, and clearly un-able to maintain its own lane of travel.
A Community Action Target Team (CATT) deputy located the vehicle northbound near mile post 124 and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Law enforcement lost sight of the vehicle as it continued north towards Terrebonne.
At 4:07 pm, deputies attempting to locate the traffic complaint from mile post 134 on Highway 97, were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in the 2000 block of Wilcox Ave, near Smith Rock State Park. The reporting party advised Deschutes County 911 dispatch that a silver Honda Pilot was currently in a pond after flipping over during a crash.
The reporting party further advised the Honda Pilot was occupied by a male driver who was not able to extricate from the vehicle, however the vehicle was not totally submerged.
Deputies arrived on scene and assisted the male driver out of the vehicle. It appeared the driver was un-injured, however due to the nature of the roll-over crash he was transported to the St. Charles Redmond for evaluation. The driver, was treated and released from St. Charles Redmond, and transported to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Adult Jail and lodged on the above listed charges.