A stolen vehicle incident in Portland resulted in injuries to two pedestrians on Sunday, according to the Portland Police Bureau, when a driver who was reportedly eluding police crashed at an intersection. The driver, ignoring attempts by the officers from the Central Precinct to stop the vehicle at approximately 1:02 p.m. near Northwest 9th Avenue and West Burnside Street, led to a pursuit that the officers did not continue, and last spotted the vehicle escaping north through the Pearl District.
It was later on, the road led to tragedy. The driver, presumably spinning into loss of control, turned east on Northwest Glisan Street, crashing at the intersection of Northwest 6th Avenue and Northwest Glisan Street, striking two innocent pedestrians in the process. The victims were rushed to a local hospital with significant injuries, though their current conditions have not been disclosed by the authorities. The driver, on the other hand, managed to escape the crash without harm and was subsequently apprehended.
The aftermath of the chase-induced crash called for the Major Crash Team of the Portland Police Bureau to take charge of the investigation at the scene which led to the closure of Northwest 6th Avenue between Northwest Flanders Street and Northwest Hoyt Street and Northwest Glisan Street between Northwest 5th Avenue and Northwest Broadway, to safeguard the sanctity of the investigation and to ensure the safety of the public during the preliminary investigatory phase.
Portland Police, in dealing with this incident, have urged witnesses or those with information to come forward, providing the address [email protected] and referring to case number 25-201377 in the hopes that community involvement might shed some light on the circumstances leading up to the crash.
