Crime, Law & Justice

EPD: Travis Waleri Cited For June 28th Collision With Black Activist

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published August 11, 2020 at 6:39 PM PDT

While a grand jury last week declined to press charges against a Eugene man accused of a deliberate hit-and-run, he is facing several citations.

An EPD spokesperson says Travis Paul Waleri has been cited for Careless Driving; Failure to Stop and Remain Stopped for a Pedestrian; and Driving the Wrong Way in a Traffic Circle. The incident happened June 28^th during a Black Unity Children’s Parade.

As of press time, it’s unknown what fees may be imposed, and if Waleri will appear in court.

Meanwhile, Isiah Wagoner, the Black activist who Waleri’s vehicle came into contact with, says he’s pursuing the matter now as a civil case.

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Brian Bull is a part-time reporter for the KLCC News department, and first began working with the station in 2016. He's been a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (25 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Indigenous Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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