JANUARY 28, 2022, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
motivated to become a volunteer fi re-
fi ghter with Keizer Fire District.
He has also led numerous volunteer
eff orts at local churches and schools
over the years, along with being
involved in disaster relief eff orts with
the American Red Cross.
“The reason why I volunteer is pri-
marily because I am really bad at golf.
So when I became an empty-nester and
realized I had some free time, it was
either spend a lot of money on golf
lessons, or fi nd something useful to do
in the community,” Fuller said with a
smile. “I am a lobbyist. I talk for a liv-
ing, so it's rare for me to be speechless,
but I fi nd myself speechless.”
“Darrell is always that volunteer
where if I make an email or a text, he's
there,” Keizer Chamber President Bob
Shackleford added.
The Future First Citizen honor was
presented in memory of former mayor
and Keizer stalwart Dennis Koho, who
passed away in 2019.
The recipient of the award, Logan
Ready, son of Tammy Ready will
receive a $1,000 scholarship from the
Koho family. Ready, a senior at McNary,
plans to play football and baseball at
Pacifi c Lutheran University and study
business.
Along with playing football and
baseball for McNary, Ready is a part of
National Honor Society and has vol-
unteered with Marion Polk Food Share
and as a referee for local youth sport-
ing events.
The two other candidates, McNary
seniors Miranda Coleman and Quinn
Bach, each received a $500 scholarship.
CRASH,
Continued from page A1
fi ve-year probation for an incident that
had led to the death of his brother.
According to a Keizer police proba-
ble cause statement, Keizer police, fi re
and medics arrived at a home at 5695
Trail Avenue at approximately 7:40 a.m.
on Saturday, Jan. 22. A caller who had
reported the incident said that a gray
Dodge pick-up truck had driven through
the side of the house.
A witness later told offi cers that
Modine had been stopped at a traffi c
light at Lockhaven Drive North and River
Road North for three full cycles before the
truck “took off rapidly.” The truck, accord-
ing to the witness, swerved over a curb
and sidewalk before disappearing over a
hill.
Following this, Modine’s truck is
alleged to have “struck and sheared
off a power pole,” located at the corner
of Lockhaven Drive and Trail Avenue
Northeast before veering into the side of
the house.
Keizer Police Offi cer Jorge Miranda
reported upon arrival that the vehicle
was still in gear and Modine was revving
the engine “in what appeared to be an
attempt to drive further into the house.” A
neighbor, according to Miranda, said that
there were two residents inside the room
the vehicle was in.
In a statement following the incident,
the neighbor reported that when she ini-
tially approached the crash, the driver
of the Week
presented by
Ray Hansen
Where and how
do you volunteer?
"Currently, I’m chairman of the Keizer
Heritage Museum Board and board
TOP: Service to Education winner Danielle Bethell with her husband, Nathan, and her
daughters, Natalie (left) and Raegan (right). BOTTOM: Future First Citizen recipient Logan
Ready (left) with McNary Principal Erik Jespersen.
Photos by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
member of the Keizer Cultural Center.
was “singing, and headbanging with his
music blaring.”
Miranda wrote that once the vehicle
was off , offi cers smelt an “overwhelming
odor of alcohol.” A blood draw done later
at Salem Hospital showed that Modine
had a blood alcohol content of 0.24, three
times the legal limit, according to the
probable cause statement.
Firefi ghters were able to extract
George Heitz, one of the residents of
the house, and transport him to Salem
Hospital, according to Miranda's report.
Miranda wrote that he later learned that
Heitz was paralyzed from the waist down
from injuries sustained from the crash.
Moira Hughes, the second resident in the
house, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Modine has since been charged with
fi rst-degree manslaughter, second-degree
assault, reckless endangerment, reckless
driving, driving under the infl uence of
intoxicants, driving while criminally sus-
pended, second-degree criminal mischief
and a probation violation.
At the time of the crash, Modine was
on probation for a previous DUII and his
license was suspended. Modine has three
previous DUII convictions.
In July of 2016, the Keizer Police
Department arrested Modine in Bend
after a 10-month investigation stemming
from the death of his brother, Thomas
Modine. According to a press release
from Keizer police at the time, Thomas
had been found unconscious in the mid-
dle of Venture Avenue North in Keizer on
Sept. 5, 2015.
An ensuing investigation revealed that
Andrew and Thomas had been driving
to Thomas’s house in a 1950 Chevrolet
pickup when Thomas, who was in the
basketball, chairman of the City of Keizer
passenger seat, fell out of the car during
a turn. Andrew continued driving and
police later found Thomas lying uncon-
scious in the road with “serious injuries.”
Thomas later died from the injuries sus-
tained in the incident.
Andrew Modine was later charged
with criminally negligent homicide, fail-
ure to perform duties of driver to injured
persons and driving under the infl uence
of intoxicants. Modine entered a guilty
plea and the criminally negligent homi-
cide charge was dropped. In April of 2017,
he was sentenced to fi ve years probation
and his license was suspended until April
19, 2022.
Modine, whose probation stipulated
that any violations could lead to 40
months in jail, admitted a little over a year
later to a probation offi cer that he had
smoked marijuana and drank alcohol at
a family event. A judge ordered Modine
to pay a $25 probation violation fee and
put him on a zero tolerance probation. He
served no time.
Modine is now being lodged at Marion
County Correctional Facility and was
denied bail. He has an arraignment hear-
ing on Jan. 31.
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Past volunteer activities have included
coaching Keizer youth baseball, soccer and
Planning Commision, Coordinater of EVAK
(Emergency Volunteers Assisting Keizer)
and chairman of the NW Vintage Car and
Motorcycle Museum Education Committee."
What makes you
volunteer?
"I volunteer because I feel if you live in a
community, you should be willing to help
make that area a better place to live and
help where you feel you can do some good.
The Keizer Cultural Center that includes the
museum, a theater, the art gallery and the
library off ers a great way to make Keizer
a better community and preserve a major
part of Keizer’s history - the old Keizer
Elementary School."
What does volunteering
do for you?
"Volunteering is very rewarding - whether it
is working with kids, adults or community
needs. Involvement keeps you active."
How would you get others
to volunteer in their
community?
"People need to become aware of the needs
to preserve and enhance their community.
We need to reach out to schools,
organizations, individuals and clubs to
encourage volunteerism. There is certainly
a need for their involvement."