Yamhill County, OR – Three separate crashes involving allegedly impaired drivers kept deputies and rescue crews busy Sunday, October 19, 2025, across Yamhill County.
According to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, DUII Enforcement Deputy Jody Ingham responded to two of the incidents and led both investigations. Each crash caused temporary road closures on rural county roads, with alcohol and excessive speed cited as contributing factors.
The first crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the 24000 block of NE Sunnycrest Road near Newberg. Deputies said a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Debbie Miller of Newberg left the roadway and rolled about 100 feet into a ravine. She was extricated by Dundee Fire and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews, then airlifted to a Portland trauma center. A hospital blood test reportedly showed a 0.17% BAC, and Miller was cited for DUII and reckless driving.
Just after 4 p.m., another single-vehicle crash was reported in the 14700 block of NE North Valley Road in rural Yamhill. The driver, 28-year-old Eduardo Borja-Tinoco of McMinnville, was transported to a local hospital after his vehicle rolled into a ditch. His BAC was measured at 0.19%, deputies said. He was later booked into Yamhill County Correctional Facility for DUII, reckless driving, and reckless endangering.
Deputies also assisted Oregon State Police earlier that afternoon with a separate DUII crash on Highway 47 near NE McLoughlin Drive in Cove Orchard, where a vehicle struck a telephone pole.
Officials are urging drivers to plan ahead and arrange sober transportation as the holiday season approaches.
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