Location: NE 27th St/NE Micks Drive

Date and time: 7/9/19 1:20PM

At fault driver: Grant Younce, 35 years old, Bend resident

Victim driver: Carolyn Baughman, 71 years old, Bend resident

The Bend Police Department responded to a reported head on collision with injuries at the intersection of NE 27th Street and NE Micks Drive. Once the officers arrived, witnesses described Grant Younces’ tan Ford Escort north bound on NE 27th Street in the left lane and he ran the red light colliding with Carolyn Baughman who was traveling south bound in her blue Subaru Forester attempting to turn left onto NE Micks Drive, with a green arrow.   Grant Younce was not wearing his seat belt and he was thrown into the passenger seat of his Escort from the collision.  He was transported by Bend Fire Medics to St. Charles Bend with non-life threatening injuries.

Grant Younce was issued a citation for failure to obey a traffic control device (running the red light) and failure to use his seat belt.

Submitted by: Lt. Juli McConkey