Drunk Driver Crashes Into 2 Cars, Urinates Himself Before Arrest

TUALATIN, OR — An "extremely intoxicated" driver, with six previous DUII convictions, was arrested Tuesday after crashing into both a community member and Tualatin police officer during a car chase through the city, according to Tualatin police officials.

Robert Edward Schiskey, 61, was taken to Washington County Jail following his arrest. He is currently charged with assault, failure to perform the duties of a driver, and attempt to elude police. His bail is set at $200,000.

Tualatin officers were first dispatched to a hit and run car crash just before 5 p.m. May 22 in the 19400-block of Southwest Martinazzi Avenue. According to police, Schiskey struck a community member's car and fled.

The collision reportedly caused "substantial damage" to the victim's car; the victim also sustained minor injuries to his neck and back.

After the collision, however, as Schiskey fled the scene the victim driver followed him to the 19700-block of Southwest Boones Ferry Road, where the victim then boxed Schiskey in and waited for police.

As officers arrived at the scene, Schiskey was reportedly attempting to back out and flee again.

Officers commanded Schiskey three times to turn off his truck before he finally did so.

In the Affidavit in Support of Motion to Increase Security, Washington County Deputy District Attorney Matthew Lehman noted Schiskey's observed behavior when first approached by officers, stating, "(Schiskey) was extremely intoxicated at the time of the incident and had urinated himself."

As officers spoke to Schiskey while he sat in his car with the ignition off, a nearby resident asked officers to move so they could exit their driveway. While doing so, Schiskey restarted his truck and moved through the opening in another attempt to escape his inevitable arrest, Lehman said.

Schiskey then led officers on a neighborhood chase at speeds of 50 miles per hour, Lehman said.

At one point during the chase, a Tualatin officer reportedly moved his cruiser near to Schiskey's pickup. As the officer did so, Schiskey allegedly turned into the police cruiser, striking the front bumper.

Schiskey also drove through non-traffic lanes around stopped cars before turning onto Southwest Warm Springs Road from Southwest Boones Ferry Road.

Shortly after this, Schiskey turned into the Hill Top Church parking lot and came to a stop. He did not, however, exit his truck when told to do so.

After a 90-minute standoff, Schiskey finally gave up and surrendered to arresting officers — though he refused to take field sobriety or Breathalyzer tests.

Asking a Washington County judge to increase Schiskey's bail amount, in an effort to prevent him from easily returning to the community, Lehman explained that Schiskey has a long history of driving under the influence of intoxicants, with DUII arrests and convictions in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2001 (twice) and 2005.

Lehman said Schiskey has also been previously convicted of unlawful use of a weapon, fourth-degree assault, multiple counts of driving while suspended, and felon in possession of a firearm.

Additionally, Lehman said, "(Schiskey) was charged with a DUII in 2017 after being contacted sleeping in his car … (he) had a BAC of .20 percent in that case," though Schiskey was acquitted of that particular charge "based on an intervening drinking defense at trial."

Nevertheless, Lehman contended that Schiskey would be a "substantial risk to the community if he is released given his significant DUII and other criminal history."

No officers were injured during this incident, and neither was Schiskey.

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