Thursday, May 23, 2024 - Capsule reports

Drunk driving

A Portland man was cited for drunk driving after the vehicle he was driving hit another vehicle and crashed into a bush along Bridge and Ninth streets about 5:10 a.m. Saturday.

Darwin Mendez, 30, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt west on Ninth Street in Portland when he struck a 2007 Honda Odyssey, witness Patricia Myers told police. Myers said the vehicle left the scene of the collision and continued west on Ninth Street, which comes to a dead end, turned around and returned East on Ninth Street past Myers’ home before hitting a bush in a yard at 120 W. Ninth St.

Mendez sustained cuts on his neck and arm. He was administered a portable breath test, which came in at 0.213%. He was also given a blood alcohol test with results pending.

Mendez was cited with a Class C misdemeanor for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The vehicle he was driving was towed, with damage estimated at less than $1,000. The Honda Odyssey is registered to Kalen Myers of Portland.

Building hit

Damage is estimated between $25,000 and $50,000 after a Liberty man backed a semitrailer into Dollar Tree in Portland about 10:55 a.m. Friday.

Callen K. Paton, 22, was backing a 2021 International LT625 toward the building at 1013 W. Votaw St. when the vehicle’s trailer hit the structure.

The semi Paton was driving is registered to Werner Enterprises of Omaha, Nebraska.