Category: Pedestrian Accident
UPDATE: Second Pedestrian Dies after Southeast Portland Accident
Almost three months after the accident on Foster Road in which two women, Jessica Finlay, 28, and Lindsay Leonard, 23, were hit by a car while crossing the street, Jessica Finlay has died. She had been in a coma since the accident on November 1, 2009. Lindsay Leonard died in the crash.
Looking Out for Pedestrians
Just in the past week, we have read about at least three pedestrian accidents – two of which involved minors. In the other one, a man in a wheelchair was killed in Hermiston, Oregon. It hit us that because of these accidents, people have lost loved ones during a time family and friends are most… read more
Two Children Hit by Car in Forest Grove Crosswalk Accident
Date: December 21, 2009 Location: SW 178th Avenue & Tualatin Valley Highway, Forest Grove, Oregon Names: Cecilio Venegas Three children, ages 10, 13, and 14, were injured after being struck by a car while crossing the street December 21, 2009, according to reports by Salem-News.com and KTVB.com. The accident occurred around 4:50 PM, during dark,… read more
10-Year-Old Boy Hit by Truck in Oregon Pedestrian Accident
Date: December 15, 2009 Location: SW Baker Street & SW Keck Drive, McMinnville, Oregon Names: Austin Delmar Griffiths, Beverly Lynn Smith In a press release, McMinnville Police are reminding drivers and pedestrians to be especially careful during bad weather, after a 10-year-old pedestrian was hit by a truck on December 15, 2009, around 5:35 PM… read more
Man in Wheelchair Killed Crossing Street in Hermiston
Date: December 14, 2009 Location: SW 11th Street & W Orchard Avenue, Hermiston, Oregon Names: Alfred Earl Davis, James Thomas Obrien Alfred Earl Davis, 66, of Hermiston, Oregon, was the man struck and killed on December 14, 2009, while crossing the street in his motorized wheelchair. He died after he was hit by a truck… read more
McMinnville Teens Struck in Crosswalk
Date: December 11, 2009 Location: SW Agee St., McMinnville, Oregon Names: Jesus Anibal Arriaga, Dylan Arthur Granger, Scott Lee Albert Two teenage boys were hit by a car as they walked across SW Agee Street in McMinnville, Oregon, around 7:50 AM on December 11, 2009, according to a McMinnville Police Department press release. Jesus Anibal… read more
Pedestrian Killed Crossing McLoughlin Blvd.
Date: November 27, 2009 Location: SR 99E near Gladstone, Oregon Names: Maria Isabel Cervantes-Gutierrez, Nathan Sheets Maria Isabel Cervantes-Gutierrez, 60, of Milwaukie, Oregon, was killed November 27, 2009, around 8:20 PM, when she was struck by a van while crossing State Route 99E (McLoughlin Boulevard) near Gladstone. According to The Oregonian, Cervantes-Gutierrez was crossing the… read more