October 20, 2026 2:50 a.m. 

A 19-year-old Harrisburg man was arrested Friday evening after a crash on River Road in Eugene, with a blood alcohol percentage more than four times the presumed legal limit.

A Eugene Police Department report said at 7:35 p.m. October 16, EPD responded to a report of a crash on River Road near Blazer Avenue.

Witnesses told police the suspect was driving between 70 and 80 miles per hour when he crashed into two vehicles near the intersection. The suspect was identified as Tanner Steven Johnson and his vehicle, a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, appeared to be totaled, with airbag deployment, leaking fluids and heavy front-end damage.

The report said officers found 35 empty bottles of alcohol in the front, backseat and trunk of the vehicle. Johnson had thick, slurred speech. Johnson initially denied but later admitted to consuming two alcoholic beverages.

Medics took Johnson to an area hospital for an evaluation. At the hospital, he was cited for DUII, A blood test measured his blood alcohol at .367 percent. Johnson was also cited for two counts of reckless endangering, disorderly conduct and reckless driving. Hospital staff determined he did not suffer any injuries.