Logsden Road DUII Arrest, June 15

News release from the Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Office. On June 13, 2015 at about 6:45 PM, Deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single vehicle multiple injury traffic crash on Logsden Road about a half of a mile east of Siletz. Upon arrival deputies discovered a black Scion in the ditch that appeared to have flipped or rolled over causing at least one of the four occupants of the vehicle to be ejected. One of the passengers had suffered serious injury and the other two passengers suffered minor injuries. The driver, identified as Christopher Lorenzo Garza age 22 of Siletz, exhibited signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. Garza was taken into custody for DUII. The Multi Agency Crash Team was activated, which consists of members from the DA’s Office, OSP, officers from the Newport Police Department, the Toledo Police Department, The Lincoln City Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and ODOT. The MACT investigation revealed that Garza was driving westbound on Logsden Road at a high rate of speed when he failed to negotiate a curve at about milepost .5 and lost control of his vehicle. Garza was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail where he is charged with DUII, Reckless Driving, 3 counts of Recklessly Endangering, and two counts of Assault in the Third Degree resulting in a bail of $175,000.00.