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This handout photograph obtained June 23, 2014 courtesy of the Oregon State Police shows a policeman standing before a fully remodeled 1930 Ford model "A" coupe that suspect Erik Blake Halpin allegedly stole and crashed into the Crooked River along Highway 27 south of Prineville, Oregon. Halpin, a 34-year old transient, was arrested June 22, 2014 and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, driving under the influence of intoxicants, criminal mischief in the first degree, and failure to perform the duties of a driver involved in an accident. (AFP)
A 34-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen 1930 Model "A" Ford car into a river in the US state of Oregon, police said Monday.
Blake Halpin was charged with driving under the influence with the fully-remodeled car on Sunday, when he veered off into the Crooked River in the northwestern state.
"The suspect was arrested after being treated for injuries at a hospital," said Oregon State Police in a statement, adding that Halpin had apparently swum to shore after crashing the car.
The car -- the Model "A" was the successor to the venerable Model "T" Ford -- belonged to a 79-year-old local man who had taken it to church to show it off, local media reported.
"Subsequent investigation confirmed the vehicle was reported stolen earlier that day," said police, adding: "Witnesses also confirmed (he) was seen driving the vehicle prior to traveling off the roadway and rolling it into the river."
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