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Desta Ellsworth arrested after Eugene bank-building crashes (United States)
Eugene police said Desta Jahniwind Ellsworth was arrested after a vehicle repeatedly struck a downtown bank building on 24 September 2026.
What the record says
KATU reported on 25 September 2026 that police arrested Ellsworth, 29, on the previous morning after dispatchers received a 10:02 a.m. report of a Subaru hitting the U.S. Bank on Willamette Street. Police described field-sobriety findings, a zero-percent breath test, suspected stimulant impairment and blood and urine samples collected for testing. They said Ellsworth was lodged on felony DUII, hit-and-run and felony driving-on-a-revoked-license charges. The source reports charges and suspected impairment, not a conviction or sample results.
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