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MEDFORD
POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS
RELEASE
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Manslaughter
CASE NUMBER: 06-16452
DATE/TIME OF
INCIDENT: 090506
@ 7:05 p.m.
LOCATION OF
OCCURRENCE: Vilas/Highway 62
Medford Police responded
to Vilas/Highway 62 on the listed date and time for the report of a traffic
crash. Investigators found the suspect
vehicle had been traveling southbound on Highway 62, left the roadway and
struck a bicyclist. The suspect vehicle
was disabled in the accident and the two occupants fled on foot. Medford Police, Jackson County Sheriff’s
Office and Oregon State Police responded to the scene. Medford Police canine, Rudi, tracked the two
suspects approximately ½ mile before locating them hiding in bushes at Peace
Lane/Vilas.
Suspect Driver: FERNANDO
SANCHEZ-LLAMAS, dob/040284
Sanchez-Llamas was
arrested and lodged at the Jackson County Jail on the following charges:
MANSLAUGHTER
HIT/RUN – INJURY
TOTAL BAIL: $1,010,000.00
The victim, Fred
Wyatt dob/081453, was transported to a local hospital and succumbed to his
injuries early this morning.
This investigation is continuing and has been
forwarded to the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office.
(Refer Detective K.
Ivens)
Release prepared by: Lt. George
For more information,
contact:
Lt. George,
Commander/Operations Support
Public Information
Office, (541)774-2270