BEND — Bend police on Thursday night, Feb. 10, cited an Oregon State Police trooper for driving under the influence of intoxicants.

A Bend police officer pulled over Lewis Topinka, 40, of Bend, around 11:08 p.m. after he drove a pickup through a blinking red light without stopping, according to a press release from the police department. Topinka was off duty.

The officer who pulled over Topinka soon confirmed he was employed as a trooper for the Oregon State Police. Topinka received a citation in lieu of arrest for driving under the influence of intoxicants, which is consistent with COVID-19 protocol at the Deschutes County Adult Jail, the release added.