REDMOND MAN CITED FOR DUII FOLLOWING EARLY MORNING MOTOR HOME CRASH ON HIGHWAY 242 WEST OF SISTERS
Posted: August 9th, 2010 3:16 PM
A Redmond-area man was cited and released early Monday morning for DUII after he crashed the motor home he was driving on Highway 242 about 15 miles west of Sisters. An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper found him walking about 3 miles west of the crash scene before he was subsequently arrested.
On August 9, 2010 at approximately 1:08 a.m. OSP Northern Command Center dispatch was advised of a motor home completely blocking Highway 242 near milepost 72, engulfed in flames which had spread into nearby trees. Local firefighters and OSP troopers from Bend and Springfield were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival a 1988 Tioga 40-foot motor home was found on its side on fire, blocking the highway. Firefighters reportedly quickly put out the fire after it had spread to a few road side trees.
Responding from the west, Trooper Evan Sether found a man walking westbound about three miles from the crash scene. FRANK W. GASPERETTI, age 39, from Redmond, was transported back to the crash scene and subsequently was arrested for DUII.
GASPERETTI was transported to the Lane County Jail where the DUII investigation was completed. He was cited and released to appear at a future date in Lane County Circuit Court.
With ODOT's help, the highway was reportedly opened by 8:00 a.m.
No photographs available for this release.
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