ROSEBURG POLICE JAIL MAN FOR ALLEGED DUII INCIDENT

June 16, 2022 9:50 a.m.

Roseburg Police jailed a man for an alleged DUII incident early Thursday.

An RPD report said just after 3:00 a.m. an officer observed the 23-year old driving the wrong way on Southeast Jackson Street near the intersection with Southeast Washington Avenue. The officer saw the driver turn the vehicle around and observed signs of impairment. The suspect consented to standard field sobriety tests and allegedly performed poorly. His vehicle was impounded. The officer transported the man to Corrections, where he refused to perform a breath test.

Macen Bowers was charged with DUII-alcohol, failure to install an ignition interlock device, failure to obey a one-way designation, driving uninsured and for a violation charge of refusing a breath test. Bowers was booked then released to a sober adult.