A Bend Police officer suffered minor injuries when an alleged drunken driver rear-ended his patrol car late Tuesday night, according to Oregon State Police.
Officer Justin Lovrien was treated at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, and released after a 1999 Toyota Corolla driven by Tina Rae Taylor, 35, of Bend, struck Lovrien’s patrol car around 11:20 p.m. Lovrien was seated in his car along the northbound lane near milepost 135 when it was struck from behind, OSP reported in a news release.
Rae was uninjured and following an investigation by OSP was arrested and held in the Deschutes County jail on charges of driving under the influence, third-degree assault and drunken driving.