Tyler Meyer, 30, said he saw the SUV swerve into his lane on Belmont Street, then strike a cyclist as he turned sharply onto 30th Avenue. Meyer said the suspect, who was speeding and running red lights, then clipped a pedestrian at Stark Street and 15th Avenue, did a U-turn and smashed into two people who became wedged between the SUV and a retaining wall at Stark and 19th Avenue. The driver then ran into an elderly woman on 19th, before doubling back and striking another pedestrian, Meyer said.
“I saw two down jackets just explode and feathers go everywhere once he was on top of them,” Meyer said.
Portland police say someone first reported a hit-and-run at 33rd Avenue and Pine Street, near Laurelhurst Park, at around 1 p.m.
Officer Derek Carmon, a spokesman for the agency, said police soon began to get other calls about the same driver hitting other pedestrians and cars.
Carmon said the driver, in a silver Honda Element, struck people and cars from 33rd to 18th avenues, along Stark, Pine, Washington and Belmont streets. The man eventually tried to run from the scene after crashing his car. Carmon said a group of bystanders saw him and ran after him, holding him back until police arrived.
Police have not yet disclosed any details about the driver or the person who died. Several bystanders and reporters said the Honda Element had Washington license plates.
Witnesses said they saw the driver hit one pedestrian after another. Three people who were hit were taken to the hospital, where one person later died, fire officials confirmed.
Larry Wolfe said he had an appointment to meet the person who was killed, a woman in her 70s, at the corner of Washington Street and 19th Avenue. Wolfe told The Oregonian/OregonLive he saw the woman get hit by a car and scream. He said he started walking toward her, then saw the car come back and hit her again. The car then did a U-turn and dragged the woman for some time, Wolfe said.
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Let's see which side will wind up being responsible. At first I was guessing it was a white guy running a commie roadblock but now that it appears he hit an old woman I'm guessing it was ANTIFA or a nigger.
