Driver ploughs car into pedestrians injuring five in Portland ‘before running erratically from wreckage’
A RECKLESS driver in Oregon slammed their car into at least five pedestrians on a span of several Portland sidewalks Monday afternoon.
Portland Fire and Rescue said one pedestrian was critically injured in a “major traffic incident” in Portland’s Buckman neighborhood while adding four to five others were in stable condition.
“SE 19th & Stark: Major traffic incident, pedestrian hit by a car,” read a tweet from the Portland Fire and Rescue. One pedestrian seriously injured. Possibly more injuries. No word on hospital transports. PLEASE AVOID AREA.”
Portland police said there “are crime scenes along several blocks,”
A user tweeted that six ambulances rushed to the scene between SE 17th and SE 19th Sts. in southeastern Portland.
A user commented on the tweet, saying his wife was among the witnesses.
“My wife is there, the piece of shit hit 8 people on purpose and was speeding 50-60 mph,” he wrote. “My wife was parked on the street and he hit her car while fleeing.”
The same user then posted that “police told my wife the driver has been caught. He was driving onto the curb to purposely hit pedestrians. This is pure evil.”
Several witnesses said they saw the driver speed from the scene in an attempt to leave the scene.
Witness Kara Stokes said she saw the car race up the street and then witnessed a man exit the car and running “erratically” away from the scene as witnesses attempted to grab him.
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