Eugene man arrested after early Friday car-ramming incident on Chula Vista Blvd.

EUGENE, Ore. — Police arrested a man early Friday morning after he was reported to be actively ramming parked cars on the 2500 Chula Vista Boulevard. An officer was cut with a knife, the Eugene Police Department reported.

At 4:07 a.m. October 23, officers were called to the area, and found Matthew Edward Wedekind, 33, of Eugene, laying in the driver’s seat of a Toyota Camry with his arms crossed over his chest and his eyes closed. The Camry had heavy front end damage, and its passenger side was completely wedged into a silver SUV.

Officers knocked on the windows and attempted to open the doors but they were locked and Wedekind ignored officers, refusing to exit the vehicle…

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