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Local School Bus Driver Arrested for DUII After Completing Bus Route  

Seven hours after initial blood alcohol testing, the driver was found with blood alcohol levels of twice the legal limit
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

On April 3, police arrested a Bend-La Pine Schools bus driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless endangering, after completing a bus route.   According to Sheila Miller, Bend Police communications manager, BPD received a call from a BLPS transportation employee at around 6:45pm. The employee reported that the bus driver, 67-year-old Martha Ann Gerlicher, was under the influence and had […]

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Two Drivers; Two Crashes into Local Buildings

Two drivers arrested and charged with DUII in Redmond
Chris Miller

Look out while driving in Redmond after midnight. On Sunday, two—yes two—people were arrested for DUII after allegedly crashing their cars into buildings. The first incident was just after midnight, when Redmond Police officers responded to reports of a truck crashed into an occupied duplex at the 1900 block of NW Larch Spur Court. When […]

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Can ridesharing apps help prevent drunk driving?

Studies show mixed results, DUII arrests on rise in Central Oregon
Avatar photo Keely Damara

It’s been just over eight months since Uber arrived in Bend, and nearly seven months since Lyft followed suit. While Central Oregon may be relatively late to the ridesharing party, the San Francisco startups didn’t waste any time after a change in taxi ordinances in Bend and Redmond in early 2017 allowed them to operate. […]

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