The following incidents occurred on Friday, February 28, 2020:
Motor Vehicle Crash – Property Damage/Warrant Arrest:
At approximately 10:50 PM, Deputies responded to the intersection of Schuetz Road and Patterson Road, Town of Clarno, for a single vehicle, hit and run crash.
Investigation revealed NICOLE M. BURKE, 32 of Browntown, was eastbound on Patterson Road, when she reportedly took evasive action to avoid a deer. BURKE’s vehicle collided with several road signs and continued northbound on Schuetz Road. The vehicle sustained disabling damage, but fled the scene. BURKE later reported wearing her seatbelt and sustaining no injuries in the crash.
BURKE was cited for Operator Fail to Notify Law Enforcement of a Crash, Hit and Run (Property Adjacent to Highway), and Fail to Maintain Control of a Vehicle. BURKE was arrested on a Probation Warrant and was taken to the Green County Jail.
*A charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.