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Driver Stuart Adam Keyte was towing heavy equipment for irrigation district at the time
BY GARRETT ANDREWS
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Week in jail given for hit-and-run with severely injured victim
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A Redmond man received a week
in jail for fleeing the scene of a serious
injury accident on U.S. Highway 97 in
April.
Stuart Adam Keyte, 56, was already
fired for the incident by the Central Or-
egon Irrigation District, and on Mon-
day in Deschutes County Circuit Court,
he learned his fate in his criminal case.
Judge Alycia Sykora questioned the
sentence for being too light but ulti-
mately agreed to go along with the rec-
ommendation of seven days jail to be
followed by 12 months probation and a
90-day driver’s license suspension.
On April 22, Keyte finished using an
excavator at a COID work site and again
loaded the machine onto a flatbed trailer
without lowering the boom, and started
driving north on Highway 97 back to
COID’s utility yard in Redmond.
The boom struck an overhead tele-
phone wire spanning the highway,
snapping it and bringing down the two
supporting telephone poles on either
side of the highway.
At the same moment, Joseph
Zimmer, 64, was driving an Audi AA6
in the opposite direction.
“All of a sudden I had a power line
coming right at me and heard the loud
bang of it hitting my car,” Zimmer told
the court Monday.
The cable shattered Zimmer’s wind-
shield and entered his car, flaying the
back of his left hand. He steered to a
stop and noticed he couldn’t move his
hand.
“All the bones and tendons were ex-
posed,” he said. “I was worried I was
going to lose my hand. It scared me to
death.”
Keyte continued driving until a mo-
torist flagged him down less than a mile
away, and police pulled him over after
he returned to the highway. He didn’t
deny causing the accident. Police found
no indication that Keyte was impaired
at the time.
Keyte was initially charged with two
counts of felony hit -and -run, one of
misdemeanor hit -and -run and one of
misdemeanor criminal mischief.
The case resolved Monday with
Keyte being sentenced for one count of
misdemeanor hit -and -run.
Zimmer told the judge his life is dras-
tically different now. He requires help
with tasks he once considered basic,
like buttoning his pants, tying his shoes
and cutting his meat. The injury ended
Zimmer’s career as a professional driver
and forced him to find other work, he
said.
“Your honor, I’ve been a CDL driver
for 20-plus years and when you hit
something substantial, you stop, secure
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office/Submitted
The Audi AA6 driven by Joseph Zimmer
shows damage from when a truck struck a
utility pole, bringing power lines and guy
wires onto the car on April 22.
the scene to prevent further damage, call
your dispatch and call 911. Folks with a
CDL know that better than anyone.”
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Two dead, three injured in
crash near Warm Springs
Two people died in a car
accident on U.S. Highway 26
near Warm Springs on Sunday.
Around 3 p.m., Warm
Springs Police Department
responded to a three-vehicle
crash near milepost 81.
Officers found a silver Chev-
rolet pickup truck and a black
Dodge pickup truck with sig-
nificant damage on their front
ends, according to Warm
Springs Police Lt. Ron Gregory.
About 100 feet away, a third
vehicle was on its side with air
bags deployed.
The silver Chevrolet pickup
was going east on Highway
26 toward Warm Springs and
crossed over the center line
into oncoming traffic, accord-
ing to a statement from Greg-
ory. The silver Chevrolet hit
the green Chevrolet Silverado
in the westbound lane, which
caused the Silverado to roll
onto its side. The silver Chev-
rolet then crashed head-on
into a black Dodge pickup.
The driver of the Chevrolet
died at the scene, which was
several miles north of Sim-
nasho Road. The driver of the
Dodge also died from his inju-
ries, according to Gregory.
Police have yet to inform the
next of kin of both drivers and
will release their names once
that happens, according to
Gregory.
Three passengers in the
Dodge pickup were trans-
ported to St. Charles Bend for
injuries. Warm Springs Police
Department had no updated
information about the status of
the passengers.
Passengers in the third ve-
hicle were uninjured and were
driven to Portland by the
Warm Springs Police Depart-
ment.
Springfield man arraigned
for attempted murder
A Springfield man was ar-
raigned Monday in Deschutes
County Circuit Court on
charges that include attempted
murder and
strangulation
involving a
member of
his house-
hold.
Cris-
tian Sam-
Jensen
uel Jensen,
39, has been
charged with second-degree
attempted murder, second-de-
gree assault, strangulation, co-
ercion, fourth-degree assault
and menacing.
The state alleges the charges
against Jensen constitute do-
mestic violence. The alleged
victim in all six counts is the
same woman, and all alleged
crimes took place on the same
day, Feb. 27, in Deschutes
County.
Jensen is represented by at-
torney Andrew Ince. His next
scheduled court appearance is
a plea hearing March 29.
Central Oregon charities
receive $400K from 2 firms
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most
vulnerable families,
most vulnerable
now more
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more than
than ever.
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Editor’s note: Mike Hollern, chairman of
the board of Brooks Resources, which
funds the Bend Foundation, is an
investor in The Bulletin.
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Bend-La Pine School Board
meeting virtually at 5:30 p.m.,
visit the school board’s You-
Tube page.
Hayden Homes donates to
Redmond schools projects
Redmond-based Hayden
Bend-La Pine School Board Homes has given $60,000 to
various projects within the
to vote on land purchase
The Bend-La Pine School
Board will vote Tuesday on
whether to spend nearly $2.9
million on land for a new ele-
mentary school.
The 10-acre parcel is lo-
cated on the northern edge of
the new Petrosa housing de-
velopment, off of a soon-to-
be-extended Yeoman Road,
according to school district
documents. Petrosa — which
will have 1,260 homes — will
be located just northeast of
Bend city limits, off of De-
schutes Market and Butler
Market roads.
The land is currently owned
by local builder Pahlisch
Homes, which is constructing
the Petrosa development, doc-
uments state.
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of Mental Health. The grant
also encompassed donations
to the Tower Theatre and
High Desert Museum.
Central Oregon nonprofits
will receive $400,000 in dona-
tions from the Bend Founda-
tion, a philanthropic organiza-
tion, and real estate developer
Brooks Resources. About
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$200,000 of the donation is go-
ing to Bend-Redmond Habitat
for Humanity.
The $200,000 donation
will go toward providing de-
cent and affordable housing
to Central Oregonians, ac-
cording to an announcement
from the two organizations.
The rest of the donation was
given to organizations in
Bend that are “addressing
pandemic-related food, cloth-
ing, shelter, support and eco-
nomic issues.”
Robin Cooper Engle, vice
president of resource develop-
ment for Bend-Redmond Hab-
itat for Humanity, said most of
the $200,000 grant will directly
support building costs for fu-
ture single-family and cottage
homes.
Other recipients of grant
money include Bethlehem
Inn, Boys & Girls Clubs of
Bend, Family Kitchen, Fam-
ily Access Network, Giving
Plate, Hunger Prevention
Coalition, KIDS Center,
MountainStar Family Relief
Nursery, Saving Grace, Cen-
tral Oregon FUSE, Latino
Community Foundation
and the National Alliance
Redmond School District over
the past few months.
The biggest donation was
$50,000 in December towards
outdoor lighting at the Ro-
tary Fields at David M. Jaqua
Complex, near Redmond High
School, according to a school
district press release.
In March, Hayden gave away
$10,000 worth of “mini grants,”
as the school district calls
them. Examples include $1,400
for physical education equip-
ment at Hugh Hartman Ele-
mentary School, and $500 to
buy books representing more
diverse viewpoints at Elton
Gregory Middle School, the re-
lease stated.
These smaller grants range
from $1,400 to $75, the release
stated.
— Bulletin staff reports