Zachery Ty Bryan and Fiancée Arrested After Oregon Crash

Former "Home Improvement" actor Zachery Ty Bryan and his fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, were arrested on November 29, 2024, following a disturbing roadside incident near a popular camping area in Fall Creek, Oregon, that involved their three young children and apparent impairment by both adults.

Lane County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of reckless endangering around 12:30 p.m. along Big Fall Creek Road, northeast of Lowell, approximately 30 miles from Eugene. According to the sheriff's office, Bryan, 44, and Cartwright, 32, were traveling in a pickup truck with their children—daughter Kennedy, 3, and 2-year-old twins Parker and Sequoia—when an argument escalated. Bryan exited the vehicle and began walking along the road. Deputies stated that Cartwright then accelerated toward him, attempting to strike him with the truck, but Bryan moved out of the way. The truck crashed into a ditch with the children inside, though no one was injured. Witnesses at the scene corroborated the account, and deputies noted signs of impairment in both Bryan and Cartwright during interviews.

The children were immediately placed with a family member for safety. Bryan was arrested for...