Pedestrians Struck by Driver In Portland: One Dies

The driver of the vehicle is cooperating, and traffic investigators do not believe the driver was impaired.

Salem-News.com

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A driver struck two pedestrians tonight in Portland, killing an adult woman while injuring a second pedestrian.

Detective Mary Wheat with the Portland Police Bureau, says it happened around 7:25 p.m. in the area of Southeast 80th and Foster Road.

"When officers arrived, they found two pedestrians had been struck by a vehicle and one of the pedestrians was dead at the scene. The second pedestrian was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries."

Wheat says the Major Crash Team was called to the scene to investigate this accident.

"They have determined that both pedestrians were crossing Southbound on Foster at 80th Avenue when they were struck by a Chevy Impala."

The driver of the vehicle is cooperating in the investigation, Wheat said, and traffic investigators do not believe the driver was impaired.

This investigation is ongoing.

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This is horrible I live down the street and use that crosswalk. No one stop there so many people have been kill there since I was Kid. Instead of putting in a signal they put in a crosswalk. People dont stop and alot of people use it everyday.

This is horrible I live down the street and use that crosswalk. No one stop there so many people have been kill there since I was Kid. Instead of putting in a signal they put in a crosswalk. People dont stop and alot of people use it everyday.

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