July 24, 2023 3:50 p.m. 

A Springfield man was jailed after a stolen vehicle was involved in a hit and run incident on Saturday.

An Oregon State Police report said just after 4:15 p.m. a two-vehicle minor injury crash occurred on Interstate Five southbound about a mile south of the Drain/Elkton exit. The offending driver was later located and arrested. He was allegedly operating an SUV which had been stolen out of Bend.

57-year old John Wilkinson was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, failure to perform the duties of a driver and for driving while suspended-misdemeanor. Wilkinson was detained without bail.