October 13, 2022 9:40 a.m.

A log truck driver was jailed following an injury crash that sent another driver to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 3:30 p.m. a deputy responded to the intersection of Riddle By-Pass Road and Boyer Road after a caller said there was a two-vehicle crash. The deputy arrived and saw a fully loaded log truck on its side and off the roadway. A pickup was upside down near the log truck.

The report said the log truck driver, 34-year old Rylie Hogue of Klamath Falls, was showing obvious signs of impairment once he exited the vehicle. The pickup driver was transported to CHI Mercy Medical Center for complaints of neck and back pain sustained in the crash. He was treated and released according to a hospital spokesperson. Hogue ultimately refused a blood test at Mercy and a search warrant was executed. He was taken to jail after being discharged from Mercy.

Hogue was charged with third-degree assault, reckless driving and for DUII-alcohol. He was detained without bail.

The roadway was closed until the logs could be picked up and transferred to another truck.