Deschutes County, Ore. – A Deschutes County jury convicted David Allen Black, 32, of driving with a suspended license, providing false information to a police officer, and driving while under the influence of alcohol.
The convictions arose from an incident in 2014. Black’s license is revoked because of his Manslaughter conviction in 2004 that resulted from his involvement in speed racing activities east of Bend that resulted in the death of 16-year old Stephanie Beeksma.
On the evening of October 12, 2014, a Bend police officer observed Black driving at an extremely high rate of speed on HWY 20 east of 27th street. Black was pulled over, lied about his name, was observed to be impaired, then bragged about how fast his car was.
“Because Mr. Black’s actions in 2004 did not directly cause the death of Stephanie Beeksma his manslaughter conviction divided our community,” said Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel. “But regardless of one’s opinion of that prosecution, I trust we all agree that David Black driving a souped up sports car at a high rate of speed while impaired by alcohol is disrespectful to Stephanie, her family, and our community.”
Black will be sentenced on October 24, 2016.
District Attorney Hummel concluded, “It’s unfortunate that David Black appears to have learned nothing from the tragedy that cost Stephanie Beeksma her life. Unless and until he grows up and appreciates the danger of impaired and reckless driving me and my deputies stand ready to continue to hold him accountable for his dangerous actions.”
