November 28, 2022 9:30 a.m.

Roseburg Police jailed a driver after an alleged DUII accident Friday night.

An RPD report said at 6:45 p.m. a driver was waiting at a southbound red light at the corner of Northeast Stephens Street and Northeast Garden Valley Boulevard, when he looked in the rear-view mirror and saw a vehicle driving backwards towards his vehicle. The second vehicle hit the first one, and the driver who caused the wreck pulled into the parking lot of a business.

The motorist whose vehicle was hit tried to talk to the first driver, but the man drove off. The suspect was located a short time later, two blocks away, and was found sitting in the driver seat of his sedan. The report said the man appeared visibly intoxicated and denied driving. He refused standard field sobriety tests on the scene and refused to continue talking while at the jail.

Officers were granted a search warrant and his blood was obtained at CHI Mercy Medical Center. The driver – identified as 49-year old Christopher Phillips, was charged with felony counts of DUII-alcohol and driving while suspended-revoked, a misdemeanor count of hit and run, and for a parole violation. Phillips was detained without bail.

His vehicle was impounded and towed away.