Date: Oct. 27, 2025  

Case #: 2025-00063921 

Incident: Bend man arrested after DUII hit-and-run crash 

Date / Time of Incident: Oct. 26, 2025 / 4:59 a.m. 

Location: NW 12th Street and Newport Avenue, Bend  

Arrested: Diego Rojo, 20-year-old Bend resident 

Offenses: Hit and Run (Causing Injury), Assault IV, Burglary I, Obstruction, DUII, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering, Criminal Mischief I, Criminal Trespass II, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine x 2  

At approximately 4:59 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, Bend Police responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of NW 12th Street and Newport Avenue. The dark-colored Chevrolet Camaro had crashed into a light pole and a fence, and the driver and at least one passenger reportedly ran from the scene. During the course of the investigation, the driver was identified as 20-year-old Diego Rojo.  
 

Another passenger, a 21-year-old Bend resident, was transported to St. Charles Bend with serious injuries.  
 

Witnesses reported seeing one of the vehicle’s occupants drop a bag as they left the scene of the crash. Officers canvassing the area later located a bag matching the witnesses’ description. A loaded firearm was visible and partially hanging out of the bag.   
 

At approximately 6:36 a.m., officers were still on scene with the vehicle when a call was dispatched out regarding a suspicious person in the 1500 block of NW 10th Street. The caller reported that a man had entered her home through a back sliding door and initially refused to leave the home. Officers responded and found Rojo in the alley near the home.  

Rojo was taken into custody without incident and arrested on suspicion of the above offenses. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail.