Roseburg Man Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Crashes Near Sunshine Park

A Roseburg man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police said a stolen vehicle crashed into a fence near Sunshine Park and the driver ran from the scene.

Roseburg police said officers responded around 4:40 p.m. May 27 to a non-injury crash at Highway 138 East and Sunshine Road. According to police, a black 2008 Toyota Camry left the roadway and hit a fence at Sunshine Park.

The driver reportedly left the area before officers arrived. Police said they found 36-year-old Summit Francis Conn of Roseburg about two blocks away. Officers said Conn admitted he had been driving the Camry.

Police said Conn appeared intoxicated and told officers he had been drinking before the crash. He also reportedly admitted taking the vehicle from an elderly man at the Roseburg Rescue Mission without permission.

Officers later contacted the registered owner, 72-year-old Terry Ray Stanford of Roseburg, who had been taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center for unrelated health concerns. Police said they believed the vehicle was taken around that time.

According to the report, Conn completed part of the standardized field sobriety tests, including the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, but refused the remaining tests. Police said he performed poorly on the HGN test. At Corrections, Conn was unable to provide a breath sample but agreed to provide a urine sample.

Conn was lodged at Corrections on several charges, including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, failure to perform the duties of a driver, probation violation, driving while suspended, failure to drive within lane and driving uninsured.

The vehicle was towed by Bill’s Towing.

Note to readers: All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The word “lodged” is the terminology used by law enforcement in its report to describe a person being booked into Corrections.