Police reported a 0.2 blood-alcohol level after the early-morning crash, which injured the driver, a passenger and a woman inside the home.
SALEM, Ore. — A 44-year-old Salem woman was arrested on DUII and other charges after police said the car she was driving went off the road and rolled into a Northeast Salem home early Saturday, leaving three people injured.
Salem police said officers were called shortly before 2:30 a.m. to the area of Harrison Avenue NE and 16th Street NE. When they arrived, they found that a car had left the roadway and entered a nearby residence. The crash injured the driver, her passenger and a woman who had been inside the home.
A 63-year-old woman who was in the residence was taken to a hospital, police said. The 44-year-old driver also was hospitalized. Both women were expected to survive their injuries. A 46-year-old man riding as a passenger in the car suffered minor injuries, according to police.
Investigators reported that the driver’s blood-alcohol content was 0.2 after the crash. Police accused the woman of driving under the influence of intoxicants, commonly referred to in Oregon as DUII. The available reports did not provide additional information about what investigators believe happened before the car left the road.
After receiving medical treatment and being cleared, the driver was booked into the Marion County Jail, police said. She was booked on accusations of DUII, reckless driving, reckless endangering and first-degree criminal mischief. The allegations represent charges in the case and do not constitute a finding of guilt.
The crash extended beyond the vehicle and roadway because the car entered an occupied residence. Police said the woman inside the home required hospital treatment, making her one of three people hurt in the incident. Authorities did not report any deaths, and the two people taken to the hospital were expected to survive.
The initial police account did not describe the full extent of damage to the home or provide additional details about the vehicle’s path before it rolled into the residence. No further information about the passenger’s treatment was included beyond police describing his injuries as minor.
The case remained centered on the police investigation and the charges filed after the driver was medically cleared. Additional information about the circumstances of the crash or subsequent court proceedings was not included in the reports available Tuesday.
Author note: Last updated November 10, 2026.