“They just keep happening. There were two last night… It’s hard to keep talking about the same thing over and over again. I feel like I can just cut and paste.”— Stephanie Routh, Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Biking, walking and neighborhood advocates are frustrated and saddened by the news of a fatal crash that claimed the … Read more
Red area is approximate location of collision. The woman was walking southbound (west side of street).
Photo from scene of collision at NE Lombard and 15th,(Photos: Portland Police) A man was struck by a large motor vehicle while he rode his bike on Lombard Street in Northeast Portland yesterday. The crash left him with very serious injuries and the person operating the motor vehicle fled the scene. Portland Police later apprehended … Read more
A flyer seen in North Portland looking for clues to Crawford’s death.(Photo © J. Maus) In the early morning hours of November 4th, 2009, Portland musician Kipp Crawford, 39, was hit and killed by two separate drunk drivers. Last night The Oregonian reported that after over a year, Crawford’s parents have finally gotten some closure … Read more
A makeshift memorial near the site of the collision.(Photos © J. Maus) The Oregonian reports that a lawsuit has been filed by the family of Lindsay Leonard, the 23-year old Reed College graduate who was killed by a man who struck her with his car as she walked across SE Foster Road back in November. … Read more
A man crashed while on the annual “Hoodbomb” downhill bike ride on Saturday afternoon. According to a woman who responded to the scene of the crash around 5:30 pm, a young man that was part of a group of people on the descent overshot a hairpin corner and crashed into a cement barrier. The man … Read more
Karl Moritz(Photo courtesy Moritz Family) It’s been just over two weeks since a crash on SE Ladd Avenue sent Portland resident Karl Moritz to the hospital with multiple fractures and a serious brain injury. Days later he clung to life in a coma as his family tried to piece together what might have happened and … Read more
Karl Moritz, seen here with his three sons, is in a coma at OHSU hospital following a crash Tuesday night.(Photos: Moritz family)
Location of crash. At about 7:10 this morning, a person on a bike was struck and seriously injured by someone driving a car on SE Division at 110th (in front of Bike Gallery). Following the collision, the person in the car fled and was later apprehended by police. The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division’s Major … Read more
Wayne Thompson(Photo: Mult. Co. Sheriff) Wayne Conrad Thompson, who was initially charged with First Degree Assault for backing his car into Mike Luther in a parking lot in August 2009, was sentenced with only probation yesterday. The Oregonian has the story: “A 35-year-old driver who struck a bicyclist while reversing his SUV was sentenced to … Read more
The Daily Astorian reports today that a Portland man is being accused of attempted murder for intentionally driving his truck into a man who was riding his bicycle on Highway 101 just south of Seaside back in November. Here’s more from The Daily Astorian: Stephan Joseph Fox, 23, was arraigned Thursday in Clatsop County Circuit … Read more
Location of collision. The Portland Police Bureau are investigating a collision that claimed the life of a woman last night as she tried to walk across SE 39th near Powell Blvd at around 6:20 p.m. last night. The woman was struck by someone operating a motor vehicle. Not many other details have been released yet, … Read more
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown