Single Vehicle Fatal Crash At Wickiup Reservoir - 06/29/21
Released by: Sergeant Jayson Janes
Date: June 29, 2021
Driver: 17 year old male, Bend OR
Deceased: 16 year old male, Bend OR
Passenger: 16 year old male, Bend OR
Passenger: 17 year old male, Bend OR
Passenger: 17 year old female, Bend OR
Vehicle: 2008 Ford F150
Charges: Criminally Negligent Homicide, DUII alcohol, Reckless Endangering and Reckless Driving
On June 28, 2021 at approximately 11:49 PM the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle crash at Wickiup Reservoir. The vehicle was reported to be occupied while it was submerged under water.
Upon arrival deputies observed the Ford F150 completely under water. They also learned that there had been a total of five people in the vehicle when it crashed into the water, and all but one had been able to get out of the vehicle.
Two of the passengers were transported to St. Charles in Bend by ground ambulance with serious injuries. A third passenger went to St. Charles by private vehicle with non-life threatening injuries.
During the investigation, deputies determined the driver had been driving under the influence of alcohol and driving recklessly on the lakebed at the time of the crash.
The driver was later lodged at the Deschutes County Juvenile Detention Center on the above mentioned charges.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by a search and rescue dive team, the Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the La Pine Fire Department.
This case is still active and no further information will be released at this time.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
