Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland August 12th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
A rapid flash beacon at work.(Photo from beacon manufacturer) The Oregon Department of Transportation flipped the switch on a new crossing treatment on SW Barbur this morning. The location, south of SW Hamilton Street near Rasmussen Village, is just up the road from where Angela Burke was struck and then killed on December 15th, 2010 … Read more
Caleb Pruitt will return to custody tomorrow. The Multnomah County District Attorney is set to formally accept a plea deal between the family of Angela Burke and Caleb Pruitt. Late at night on December 15th, Pruitt drove his Subaru Impreza at a high rate of speed (according to Police) on SW Barbur Blvd and struck … Read more
Caleb Pruitt Caleb Pruitt, the man charged with manslaughter for his involvement in the fatal collision that took the life of Angela Burke as she attempted to cross SW Barbur Blvd on December 15th, has posted bail and is currently on house arrest at his family home in Hood River. Pruitt was initially charged with … Read more
Caleb Pruitt’s booking photo taken on 12/15/10. After two weeks of testimony, a Multnomah County grand jury has upgraded the charges against Caleb Pruitt, the 28-year old man who struck and killed Angela Burke with his car as she attempted to cross SW Barbur Boulevard on December 15th. Pruitt was arrested that night and booked … Read more
A few things have come across my desk recently about Angela Burke that I want to pass along. First, a commenter named Nick who worked with Angela recently shared the chain of events that led to Angela being on a bike that night:
People lit candles and gathered at a gravel turnout on SW Barbur Blvd to remember Angela Burke and to raise awareness of safety concerns.–Full Gallery–(Photos © J. Maus)
Angela Burke(Photo courtesy Athena Burke) Tonight, people from throughout the Portland region will gather in a gravel turnout adjacent to SW Barbur Blvd to remember Angela Burke (full details below). The 26-year old woman was hit and killed on Wednesday night by a man driving a car who has been charged for DUII and criminally … Read more
Angela Burke(Photo courtesy Athena Burke) Piecing together a picture of who 26-year old Angela Burke was has been difficult. Now I know why. Today I got a call from her mom, Athena Burke. Ms. Burke, fighting back tears throughout our conversation, said her daughter had just moved to Portland a month or so ago and … Read more
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition have just announced a vigil for Angela Burke: In cooperation with Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. and Friends of Barbur, a quiet vigil for Angela Burke and all who have lost someone close to them on the roadway will be held Monday at 5:30 pm, tentative location near … Read more
Looking south on Barbur about .3 miles south of SW Hamilton. The orange paint is where Angela Burke’sbody came to rest. The apartment complex is in the upper left.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night I went out to SW Barbur to get a better sense of the scene of the fatal crash that occurred there … Read more
“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).