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Warrenton man sentenced for felony hit-and-run
By KYLE SPURR
The Daily Astorian
The 71-year-old Warrenton
man who injured a Warrenton
High School student after a
felony hit-and-run accident
in September, was sentenced
Wednesday in Clatsop County
Circuit Court.
A jury found Paul Edward
Depping guilty of failure to
perform the duties of a driver
(hit-and-run) and not guilty of
fourth-degree assault follow-
ing a two-day trial.
Judge Cindee Matyas
sentenced Depping to three-
years probation, 200 hours
of community service to be
completed within six months
and a one-year suspension of
his driver’s license. Matyas
had the option of a 30-day jail
sentence, but used her discre-
tion to sentence community
service instead.
Depping, driving his gold
2014 Toyota RAV4, struck
15-year-old Emily Knehr as
she was crossing South Main
Avenue toward Southwest
18th Street, just south of the
high school.
Knehr suffered minor inju-
ries to her right hip and knee
from the hit-and-run accident.
Prosecutor
David
Goldthorpe said multiple stu-
dents witnessed the accident.
after the collision.
“I think he is still in de-
nial he did anything wrong,”
Goldthorpe said.
Knehr told police she start-
ed to cross the road to go to-
ward Southwest 18th Street
during the lunch hour when
Depping’s vehicle sped up
and hit her in the right hip.
She had a brief verbal ex-
Paul Edward Depping
change with Depping, before
he drove away.
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Depping, who was rep- seconds.
resented by defense lawyer
Warrenton Police later
Alex Hamalian of Portland, found Depping’s car parked
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gaming, dancing, refresh-
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No minors are allowed; those
attending must be age 21 and
older. There will also be priz-
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apparel will be available for
purchase. The cost is $10 per
person, and tickets are avail-
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Cutter Alert to get Head-on crash
new commander closes Highway 103
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The crew of the U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Alert in As-
toria will hold a change-of-
command ceremony Friday
at Columbia River Maritime
Museum.
During the ceremony,
Cmdr. Brian Anderson will
transfer command of the
210-foot medium endurance
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cutter to Cmdr. Patrick A.
Culver.
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preside over the ceremony.
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transfer of responsibility, au-
thority and accountability for
the command. All available
unit personnel attend the cer-
emony.
A head-on crash between a log
truck and a Toyota Corolla at about
5:30 a.m. this morning closed
Highway 103 near Jewell, accord-
ing to the Oregon State Police.
The crash caused injuries.
OSP did not have details on the
number or identity of injured
people since the scene is still be-
ing cleared and investigated.
One lane of Highway 103
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opened as of 9 a.m. OSP offered
no time frame as to when the
highway will reopen in both di-
rections.
The road closure caused Jew-
ell School District to start 2 hours
late today.
A main reason for the closure
is due to a power pole being down
from the accident, OSP said.
For more information, con-
tact OSP at (503) 325-2231 or
call 511.
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concept to fund Oregon trans-
portation costs and mainte-
nance, encourages Orego-
nians to join the interest list
at www.myorego.org/about/
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interviewing Depping, police
arrested him for the hit-and-
run.
He was indicted Sept. 24
on the hit-and-run and assault
charges.
At the time, Warrenton
Police Chief Matt Workman
explained anytime a driver
makes contact with a pedes-
trian, the driver is required by
state law to stay on scene and
contact police.
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differs in how the accident
played out,” Workman said in
October. “The only thing that
doesn’t change is he should
have stayed.”
In addition to probation
and community service, Dep-
ping was sentenced to pay a
$200 conviction fee, a $500
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cided at a later date.
If he successfully com-
pletes his probation, Dep-
ping could petition to court
to drop the hit-and-run
conviction from a felony
to a misdemeanor. The hit-
and-run was considered a
felony because it caused
an injury. Non-injury hit-
and-run charges are misde-
meanors.
“In the end, the case would
be a misdemeanor, not a felo-
ny,” Judge Matyas said.
‘Parks After Dark’
offers movies,
games and beer
Event series for adults
kicks off this Saturday night
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You can bring a date.
Or your dog. But leave
the kids at home.
“Parks After Dark,”
a new event series by
the Astoria Parks and
Recreation Department,
launches Saturday night
with a showing of the
movie “Jurassic Park” at
McClure Park.
In June, adults can
play Capture the Flag
at Shively Park. In July,
the movie “Back to the
Future” will be shown at
McClure Park.
Adults can enjoy
glow-in-the-dark
ulti-
mate frisbee and kickball
in August at Evergreen
Fields. The series ends
in September with the
movie “Ghostbusters” at
McClure Park.
“It’s
completely
geared toward adults,”
said Angela Cosby, the
director of the city’s
Parks and Recreation
Department.
The events start at 8
p.m., are 21-and-over and
cost $5. The movies be-
gin at 9 p.m. Beer is $5.
“So the entire area is
a beer garden,” Cosby
said.
The proceeds will go
to help provide schol-
arships so low-income
families can participate
in health and wellness
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