Eugene woman hurt, teen charged with DUI after head-on crash
VIDA, Ore. -- Police charged a 19-year-old Eugene man on suspicion of drunk driving after a head-on crash Sunday afternoon that seriously injured a woman from Eugene.
Candace Lee Chitty, 63, of Eugene was seriously injured in the crash. She was taken by ambulance to Sacred Hearth Medical Center at RiverBend.
Chitty was eastbound on Highway 126 near Vida, Ore., when her 1996 Nissan sedan was hit head-on by a 1995 Acura Integra driven by Jacob A. Curtis, 19, of Eugene, according to Oregon State Police.
The crash happened near milepost 23 at 4:10 p.m. Sunday.
Curtis was taken by ambulance with minor injuries to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. After being treated and released, Oregon State Police arrested Curtis and jailed him on suspicion of:
- DUII
- Reckless Driving
- Recklessly Endangering Another Person
- Assault in the Third Degree
- Failure to Drive Within a Lane,
- Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle
- Minor in Possession of Alcohol
- Refusing a Breath Test
