News release from the Newport PD. On January 23rd, 2015 the Newport Police Department, the Newport Fire Department and PacWest Ambulance were dispatched to the 1010 Building on the report of a vehicle crashing into the front of the building. When responding personnel arrived they located Barrett Roesing, 76, of Tidewater, who was standing outside of his vehicle in front of the building. Responders also located an 83 male victim who had been struck by Roesing’s vehicle. Firefighters and Paramedics began taking life saving measures with the victim as well as shoring up the glass front of the building to assure that rescuers and pedestrians in the area remained safe. Newport Police Officers began their investigation and determined Roesing had been parked in his vehicle in the parking lot, near the front of the building. When Roesing placed his vehicle into gear, the vehicle raced across the parking lot in reverse, ricocheted off one of the two columns in front of the building, then crashed through the glass entryway of the building. It was determined the victim had just walked up to the glass entryway when he was struck by Roesing’s vehicle. Roesing’s vehicle crashed through both the outer and inner glass entry way to the business, sending the victim through the inner glass entry way. The victim was transported to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport, then later to Corvallis with serious injuries. Roesing was uninjured and remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. At the time of the investigation Roesing was cited and released for: *Reckless Driving; *Assault 3. This is a continuing investigation.
