Portlanders move from grief and shock, to activism following horrific hit-and-run
An event next Tuesday will take over a street just yards from where Friday’s tragedy occurred.
traffic violence
Someone drove onto the sidewalk on PSU campus and seriously injured three women – UPDATED
Police have arrested the suspect.
Cleveland High principal worried about traffic violence on National Walkout Day
Threat of injury or death from ODOT’s SE Powell Blvd is omnipresent.
Opinion: Living with vehicular violence in America
We use metal detectors to keep guns and knives out of buildings, we need bollards and barriers to keep cars out of bikeways.
48 hours in Portland: Fatal hit-and-run, three injuries, 2 arrests, and a police chase
This is not normal. And it’s not necessary.
Portland Police arrest woman after she bragged about road rage assault online
Neither side saw it coming.
No jail time for man in rare case of vehicular manslaughter by bike
A man who killed a person on foot with his bicycle last year won’t serve any jail time in what’s thought to be “the first vehicular manslaughter conviction in the nation involving a bicyclist.”
Carnage: Three hospitalized in Foster wreck; Driver slams into house on Skidmore – UPDATED
KATU jokes in their headline, but this is no laughing matter. The carnage on Portland’s streets show no signs of letting up. In the past 24 hours alone, three people failing to control their cars has led to serious injuries and significant property damage. At about 8:15 pm last night, the Portland Police reported that … Read more
Oregonian: Man who backed into Mike Luther gets probation
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
Man who intentionally ran over Mike Luther found guilty of assault
Wayne Thompson.(Photo: Multnomah County) Wayne Thompson, the man who intentionally backed up his car over Mike Luther after an argument in a parking lot, was found guilty today. Here’s more from KPTV: “An SUV driver who was suspected in a collision that left a bicyclist in critical condition was found guilty Monday of third-degree assault, … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project