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11/9/25 - Deputies Arrest Multiple Impaired Drivers, Respond To Crashes Over The Week - 11/12/25

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office does not have a dedicated traffic team or deputy assigned to DUI enforcement due to lack of funding. However, our deputies are committed to the safety of our community, and that includes our roadways.
Please consider others if you choose to drink or use drugs:
- Plan your safe ride home ahead of time
- If you drink or use drugs, do not drive for any reason
- If you know someone has been drinking or using drugs, don't let them drive
- If you host a party with alcohol, make sure all guests leave with a sober driver
- And please, always wear your seatbelt!
Deputies arrested several drivers for DUII over the week. Each of these cases could have ended tragically, as our deputies often see out on our roads.
Please drive safe this holiday season!
On November 4th just before midnight, a deputy observed a vehicle driving poorly and unable to maintain its lane in the area of E. Cloverdale Road and Emerald Parkway, Creswell. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and observed signs the driver, Hipolito Thomas Hernandes, 23, of Creswell, was impaired. After additional investigation, Hernandes was arrested for DUII.
On November 5th at about 2 a.m., a deputy observed a pickup with a switched license plate driving on E. 8th Avenue in downtown Eugene. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and observed signs the driver, Juan Ramon Lopez Brieno, 50, of Eugene, was impaired. After additional investigation, Lopez Brieno was arrested for DUII.
On November 6th at 1 a.m., a deputy observed a vehicle speeding over twice the speed limit through a 25 mile-per-hour zone in Creswell. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and observed signs the driver, Zachariah Devonn Kintzley, 32, of Creswell, was intoxicated. After additional investigation, Kintzley was arrested for DUII.

11/9/25 - Deputies Arrest Multiple Impaired Drivers, Respond To Crashes Over The Week - 11/12/25

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office does not have a dedicated traffic team or deputy assigned to DUI enforcement due to lack of funding. However, our deputies are committed to the safety of our community, and that includes our roadways.
Please consider others if you choose to drink or use drugs:
- Plan your safe ride home ahead of time
- If you drink or use drugs, do not drive for any reason
- If you know someone has been drinking or using drugs, don't let them drive
- If you host a party with alcohol, make sure all guests leave with a sober driver
- And please, always wear your seatbelt!
Deputies arrested several drivers for DUII over the week. Each of these cases could have ended tragically, as our deputies often see out on our roads.
Please drive safe this holiday season!
On November 4th just before midnight, a deputy observed a vehicle driving poorly and unable to maintain its lane in the area of E. Cloverdale Road and Emerald Parkway, Creswell. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and observed signs the driver, Hipolito Thomas Hernandes, 23, of Creswell, was impaired. After additional investigation, Hernandes was arrested for DUII.
On November 5th at about 2 a.m., a deputy observed a pickup with a switched license plate driving on E. 8th Avenue in downtown Eugene. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and observed signs the driver, Juan Ramon Lopez Brieno, 50, of Eugene, was impaired. After additional investigation, Lopez Brieno was arrested for DUII.
On November 6th at 1 a.m., a deputy observed a vehicle speeding over twice the speed limit through a 25 mile-per-hour zone in Creswell. The deputy conducted a traffic stop and observed signs the driver, Zachariah Devonn Kintzley, 32, of Creswell, was intoxicated. After additional investigation, Kintzley was arrested for DUII.