Suspect Arrested For Hit And Run On Pedestrian And Weapons Offense In Sisters (Photo) -05/21/25
Suspect arrested for hit and run on pedestrian and weapons offense in Sisters
Released by: Lt. Chad Davis
Release Date: May 21, 2025
Date/ Time of incident: 5/21/25 at 10:50 a.m.
First incident Location: West Hood Avenue and Highway 20, Sisters, Oregon
Second incident location: Mainline Station, 1001 West Rail Way, Sisters, Oregon
Arrestee: Virgen-Chavez, Daniel Age: 29
Sisters, Oregon
Pedestrian victim: 35 year old male, Sisters, Oregon
Weapons offense victim: 46 year old male, Sisters, Oregon
Charges: Assault II, Fail to Perform the Duties of a Driver involving injury, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering, and Disorderly Conduct II.
Narrative:
On 5/21/25 at approximately 10:50 a.m., deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported hit and run involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian in the area of West Hood Avenue and Highway 20 West in the city of Sisters. 911 dispatch advised a gold-colored sedan had driven up onto the sidewalk at this location in the on-coming lane and struck a pedestrian. Several citizens witnessed the vehicle strike the pedestrian and later provided statements to deputies.
The sedan was seen leaving the area westbound on Highway 20. Deputies responded to the scene and evaluated the pedestrian and began to search for the suspect vehicle.
The pedestrian had minor injuries and refused treatment from medics from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District. The pedestrian victim was identified as a 35-year-old male resident of Sisters. He received minor scrapes and abrasions from being struck by the driver’s side mirror of the suspect vehicle and was able to walk away from the scene.
At 10:56 a.m., a separate 911 call was received from the Mainline Station (1001 Rail Way), where there was a reported dispute involving a male subject brandishing a knife. Prior to a nearby deputy arriving at Mainline Station, the subject with the knife was seen leaving in a gold-colored sedan. Deputies were able to locate the gold sedan near the original hit and run scene, where they performed a high-risk vehicle stop. The suspect complied and was taken into custody without incident. The suspect was identified as Daniel Virgen-Chavez and later lodged at the Deschutes County Adult Jail on the above charges.
The investigation determined after Virgen-Chavez had struck the male with his vehicle, he drove to Mainline Station, where he got into a separate argument with 46-year-old male resident of Sisters. Virgen-Chavez brandished a folding knife at the second male while having a verbal confrontation with him. Staff at Mainline Station called 911 to report this dispute. Eventually, Virgen-Chavez left Mainline Station in his vehicle and drove eastbound on Highway 20, where he was located by deputies and taken into custody. Neither of the victims had any prior affiliation with Virgen-Chavez.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by officers from the Black Butte Ranch Police Department and medics from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District.
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is a full-service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with five K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff Kent van der Kamp, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 193 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
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