Bend, Ore. – An Oregon State Police investigation has found that a police corporal in Central Oregon violated department policy by illegally running a red light before striking a truck, a pedestrian and a doughnut shop earlier this year.
The Bulletin reported that Bend Police Chief Jim Porter said the state police investigation shows Cpl. Robert Emerson violated both department policy and state law, but that the crash was one mistake in an otherwise exemplary career.
Emerson was cited after the March 5 crash and paid a $260 fine. Oregon State Police said Emerson collided with a pickup truck, slid across an intersection, hit a pedestrian and smashed into the Dough Nut. No shop employees or customers were injured. Both Emerson and the pedestrian were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
