Driver in Portland arrested after running down pedestrians, cyclists, killing at least 1


At least one person was killed and five more injured in Portland, Oregon, on Monday afternoon as an unidentified driver went on a hit-and-run spree, steering his silver Honda Element on sidewalks and over laws as he apparently targeted pedestrians along a 15-block stretch in the Southeast quadrant of the city. After the man crashed into an El Camino, neighbors and bystanders prevented him from escaping by foot until police arrived and took him into custody.
Videos of the arrest show the man, who appears to be white and middle-aged, in a standoff with bystanders before police arrived and struggled to put him in cuffs. Several witnesses told The Oregonian the car had Washington plates. Police have not released the name of the driver or any of his victims.
Larry Wolfe told The Oregonian he had an appointment to meet the person killed, a woman in her 70s, and he saw the car hit the woman, turn around and hit her again, then do a U-turn and drag her down the street. Another witness, Arun Gupta, gave a similar account to OPB. "She was struck once, knocked up on the sidewalk ... and then the car did a U-turn, came up on the sidewalk, struck her and dragged her down to Stark and 19th," he said.
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Other witnesses described a chaotic scene where the driver, speeding and running red lights, hit cyclists, struck several pedestrians, and pinned two people between and SUV and a retaining wall. Read more witness accounts at The Oregonian.
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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