Bend man arrested after Hwy. 20 DUII head-on crash
Other driver, a Salem man, seriously injured; highway shut for 2 hours
(Update: Adding info from OSP; bail increased by judge)
TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 65-year-old Bend man was arrested on drunk and reckless driving and assault charges after a head-on crash on Highway 20 west of Tumalo Monday afternoon that seriously injured the other driver, Oregon State Police said.
Troopers said Anthony Amadio was driving a Ford F-250 pickup heading west on the highway at Couch Market Road around 3:35 p.m. when he crossed into the eastbound lane and struck a Chevy Express van driven by John Tobin, 53, of Salem.
Tobin sustained serious injuries and had to be cut out of the van, OSP said. Bend Fire and Rescue ambulance took Tobin to St. Charles Bend, where he was in serious condition Tuesday, according to a representative
Troopers said Amadio admitted to consuming alcohol and was arrested at the scene on the DUII charge. He was held in the Deschutes County Jail on an initial bail of $65,000, charged with DUII-alcohol, second-degree assault, recklessly endangering and reckless driving.
Circuit Judge Bethany Flint raised Amadio's bail amount to $100,000 on Tuesday at his first court appearance and scheduled a Dec. 24 arraignment on an expected formal indictment.
The crash shut down Highway 20 in the area for about two hours, OSP said. Deschutes County sheriff's deputies and ODOT also assisted at the scene.
Online court records show Amadio was arrested in September 2013 on misdemeanor DUII, reckless driving and reckless endangering charges. He pleaded guilty in April 2015 to two of the charges and his sentence included two years of monitoring and an alcohol treatment program, which he completed later that year.
This is getting ridiculous. It’s almost to the point where it’s not safe to to go anywhere.
its also getting pretty difficult to get around, almost every time I come into town i’m caught up in a wreck or a police action
Okay, but don’t blame the pedestrians and bike riders. They’re already in the sights of the tax man to help subsidize this crap with a new real estate tax for car users.
You’re the only one bringing them into the conversation. Why don’t you just find something else to do with your time. Byciclist and pedestrians have the same laws and rules to follow and none of them follow anything. Q
Give it a rest. Your never ending negative comments about cars and drivers is childish and
serves no point. There are no comments about bikes, relating to the story, you just use it as an excuse to whine about something. It’s not our fault you can’t afford a vehicle, or are afraid to drive…
Up vote to you lol
Alcohol or other intoxicant?
Awaiting that and other details from OSP.
Damn drunks. They seem to be rampant here. 🙁
This is why whenever I go to Bend I take my 4×4 pickup.
There is no fool like an old fool.
“Online court records show Amadio was arrested in September 2013 on misdemeanor DUII, reckless driving and reckless endangering charges. He pleaded guilty in April 2015 to two of the charges and his sentence included two years of monitoring and an alcohol treatment program, which he completed later that year.”
Clearly the man did not learn from his previous DUI experience. Odds are pretty good that this fellow has driven drunk many other times that nobody knows about. I hope the judge throws the book at him.
It’s ok tho…. he’ll kill somebody next time, then he can sit and become tax payer funded aaaaand have big daddy John hummel turn him loose as while spitting in victims faces
It was my best friend in the white van on his way home from work. He was pretty beat up, many broken bones, surgery. Isn’t that always the case? Drunk walks away from the crash.
Agreed, obviously the alcohol education program he attended didn’t work. Should have a restriction on the license indicating inability to purchase alcohol. Glad the judge upped the bail. Hope no plea deal is struck and this man pays for ongoing medical care, loss of work, quality of life.
Think twice about getting behind the wheel; would you, your spouse, sons or daughters, grandchildren want to be in that white van?