Oregon driver facing drunk-driving, other charges after crash that killed softball coach, player

Man killed, driver charged after crash on North Broadway

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A driver is charged with driving under the influence after a crash on North Broadway left a man dead early Wednesday morning, the Knoxville Police Department said. Around midnight on Wednesday, Knoxville Police responded to the 1700 block of North Broadway after several 911 calls reported a rollover crash. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a black Jeep flipped on it's side and on fire. Claiborne County…

Police arrest driver accused of killing college softball player from Idaho

A GoFundMe for Kiley Jones’ family had raised more than $13,000 as of Tuesday afternoon. | GoFundMe NAMPA (Idaho Statesman) — Police have arrested the driver accused of killing a college softball player from Nampa and her coach in a Friday collision in Oregon. Jonathan Dowdy, 32, of Coos Bay, Oregon, was driving west in a Chevrolet truck on Highway 42 in Coos County when he crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane of traffic just before 10…

Driver faces manslaughter in Umpqua Community College team bus crash

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The driver involved in a Coos County crash that killed an Umpqua Community College softball player and coach was arrested and booked for manslaughter after he was released from the hospital. Jonathan James Dowdy allegedly drove his Chevy Silverado across the centerline on Highway 42 this past Friday and slammed into the bus carrying 10 members of the UCC softball team. Bus driver Jami Lea Strinz, 46, was critically hurt …

Oregon police arrest driver behind fatal crash involving college softball team

Jonathan Dowdy, 32, was being held Tuesday at the Coos County Jail, where he has been booked for offenses including manslaughter, reckless endangering and driving under the influence of intoxicants, Oregon State Police said.

Oregon driver facing drunk-driving, other charges after crash that killed softball coach, player

Johnathan James Dowdy, 32, of Coos Bay, was charged with first-degree manslaughter, second- and third-degree assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license and DUI after the fatal crash.

Driver facing charges including DUII after hitting Umpqua Community College softball team bus

Johnathan James Dowdy has been taken to the Coos County Jail on two counts of first-degree manslaughter, three counts of second-degree assault, five counts of third-degree assault, fourteen counts of reckless endangering of a person, aggravated driving while suspended or revoked, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, misdemeanor driving while suspended, and second-degree criminal mischief.