News Release from: Oregon State Police
UPDATE: HIGHWAY 99E SOUTH OF AURORA TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOLLOWING SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH
Posted: December 22nd, 2012 10:39 AM
Highway 99E betweeen Highway 551 and Aurora was re-opened following about a 2 hours closure after a vehicle drove into a ditch and damaged a natural gas line. Aurora Fire Department and Oregon State Police (OSP) were are on scene and the natural gas company responded to repair the gas line leak. The vehicle's driver, who was not at the scene when police and fire arrived, was later found by an OSP trooper and arrested for DUII and Misdemeanor Hit & Run.
According to Senior Trooper Andrew Goffrier, on December 22, 2012 at approximately 6:00 a.m. a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu traveled off the highway into a ditch and its driver left the scene before fire and police personnel arrived. A detour was set up for traffic during the closure. As a precaution, fire personnel contacted some local residents informing them of the gas line leak.
Afrer the highway was closed, Goffrier drove from the south end closure toward the crash scene and saw a man walking southbound on the northbound shoulder matching the description of the registered owner. After contacting the man identified as FRANCISCO GALICIA, age 22, from Canby, subsequent investigation led to GALICIA's arrest for DUII and Misdemeanor Hit & Run - Property Damage. GALICIA was later cited to appear in Marion County Circuit Court on the charges and released to his parents.
No photographs available for this release.
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