DUII Accident in Newport, Feb. 22

Coastal DUII
He told police at the scene of a three-vehicle accident on the Central Oregon Coast Saturday, Feb. 18, that he had blacked out and woke up to find himself involved in an accident.  According to a news release from the Newport Police Dept., the driver, Eddie Laverne Bowdish, of Newport, displayed signs of impairment and admitted to officers that he had been drinking alcohol, using prescribed pain killers and using both marijuana and Methamphetamine prior to the crash where he plowed into the rear of two vehicles stopped for a red light about 8:50 a.m. at Hwy. 101 and SW Hurbert Street.  He was arrested on charges of DUII, Unlawful Possession of Meth, Reckless Driving and two-counts of Recklessly Endangering.  He was also cited for Driving While Suspended and Driving Uninsured.  Bowdish was lodged in the Lincoln Co. Jail.