Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate. Individuals are identified in the log only if arrested on felony charges. Juveniles are not identified. People arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven otherwise.
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
• 11:01 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 47-year-old Eugene woman on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving following a crash on Highway 20 near Blodgett Road. The preliminary investigation determined that the motorist was heading east on the highway in a 2002 Toyota pickup and crashed through a guardrail. She was transported to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center to be evaluated prior to the arrest.
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
• 10:21 a.m. — BCSO arrested a 37-year-old Albany man during a traffic stop on Highway 34 near Rock Creek Road southwest of Philomath on a contempt-of-court warrant out of Albany Municipal Court. The man was cited and released.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10
• 11:10 a.m. — BCSO cited a 43-year-old Philomath man for permitting a dog to run at large following an incident in the Chicory Lane vicinity. The dog reportedly ran onto a neighbor’s property and acted in a menacing way. The dog owner was also warned about his livestock running onto the neighbor’s property and destroying plants.
SATURDAY, DEC. 14
• 1:55 p.m. — BCSO responded to a single-vehicle crash on Maxfield Creek Road less than a mile east of the Kings Valley Highway intersection. According to a report on the incident, a 45-year-old Dallas man drove his pickup off the road into heavy brush after briefly blacking out when a sandwich he was eating became lodged in his throat. The man suffered an injury to his head. A passenger, a 70-year-old Salem man, was not injured. The driver’s wife arrived to pick them both up and the vehicle was towed from the scene.