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, including some that crashed. Each of these cases could have ended tragically, as our deputies often see out on our roads. Please drive safe this holiday season! On October 27th at about 11:30 p.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop for a violation on Highway 126 near Q Street, Springfield. The deputy observed signs the driver, Landon Michael Hanks, 22, of Eugene, was impaired. After additional investigation, Hanks was arrested for DUII. On October 29th at about 8:30 p.m., deputies responded to a single vehicle crash into multiple parked vehicles and through a front yard and driveway in the 400 block of Durham Avenue, Eugene. Deputies located the driver, Dustin Hyen Loeschen, 46, of Eugene, and observed signs he was impaired. After additional investigation, he was arrested for DUII, Reckless Driving, and Failure to Perform Duties of a Driver – Property Damage. At about 10 p.m., deputies responded to a hit-and-run on Creswood Drive, Creswell. A resident’s fence was damaged by a pickup, which had left the area. A deputy located the involved pickup on Niblock Lane and contacted the driver, Cody Stephen Pando, 40, of Milwaukie. The deputy observed signs Pando was impaired. After additional investigation, Pando was arrested for DUII. On October 31st at about 9 p.m., deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hill Road near Old Mohawk Road. The driver, Lori Michelle Monstein, 59, of Eugene, was uninjured. Deputies observed signs Monstein was impaired and learned she had a warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree out of Marion County. After additional investigation, Monstein was arrested on the warrant and for DUII.