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Monday, March 11, 2013
Driver punched on route 6
Two arrested after assault on TriMet driver in North Portland | OregonLive.com
Portland Tribune and Community Newspapers - TriMet driver assaulted at Jantzen Beach
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I never liked driving the #6.Besides having an impossible schedule,I always seemed to have one individual that created problems on every trip.In 5 years of driving,I called the Police twice,one of them being the #6.
In quite a few states, and I believe Washington is one of them, ANY assault on a transit operator is a Class C felony regardless of circumstances. In Oregon it's not? C'mon Oregon, get with it!
I'm pretty sure the union did get a law passed making it so
163.165 Assault in the third degree. (1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if the person:
(a) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon;
(b) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;
(c) Recklessly causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;
(d) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes, by means other than a motor vehicle, physical injury to the operator of a public transit vehicle while the operator is in control of or operating the vehicle. As used in this paragraph, “public transit vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.116;
(e) While being aided by another person actually present, intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another;
(f) While committed to a youth correction facility, intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another knowing the other person is a staff member while the other person is acting in the course of official duty;
(g) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes physical injury to an emergency medical services provider, as defined in ORS 682.025, while the emergency medical services provider is performing official duties;
(h) Being at least 18 years of age, intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to a child 10 years of age or younger; or
(i) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes, by means other than a motor vehicle, physical injury to the operator of a taxi while the operator is in control of the taxi.
(2)(a) Assault in the third degree is a Class C felony.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, assault in the third degree under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section is a Class B felony if:
(A) The assault resulted from the operation of a motor vehicle; and
(B) The defendant was the driver of the motor vehicle and was driving while under the influence of intoxicants.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Staff member” means:
(A) A corrections officer as defined in ORS 181.610, a youth correction officer, a youth correction facility staff member, a Department of Corrections or Oregon Youth Authority staff member or a person employed pursuant to a contract with the department or youth authority to work with, or in the vicinity of, inmates, youth or youth offenders; and
(B) A volunteer authorized by the department, youth authority or other entity in charge of a corrections facility to work with, or in the vicinity of, inmates, youth or youth offenders.
(b) “Youth correction facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 162.135. [1971 c.743 §92; 1977 c.297 §3; 1991 c.475 §1; 1991 c.564 §1; 1995 c.738 §1; 1997 c.249 §49; 1999 c.1011 §1; 2001 c.104 §50; 2001 c.830 §1; 2001 c.851 §4; 2009 c.660 §39; 2009 c.783 §3; 2011 c.529 §1; 2011 c.703 §27]
Thanks, some guy. At the end of the KOIN article, it stated:
"Assault in the Fourth Degree is a Class A misdemeanor in Oregon. However, if the person has previously been convicted of assaulting the same victim or if the assault is witnessed by a minor child "residing within the household" the charge becomes a Class C felony. In Oregon, the maximum prison term for a Class C felony is 5 years."
So I took that to mean that it wasn't a felony unless they have previously been convicted of assaulting the same person.
I'm glad they will be charged with a Class C felony.
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