A 26-year-old Forest Grove man is facing assault and DUII charges after police say he struck two pedestrians with his car at about 12:20 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026, leaving one woman with life-threatening injuries. Julian Brito remained at the scene near Main Street and 19th Avenue as officers arrived, and investigators later said his blood-alcohol content measured .22 percent.
Crash Near Main Street Sends One Woman to the Hospital
Officers were called to the crash at about 12:20 a.m. on Nov. 1, according to KPTV, which reported that responding officers found two women who had been hit by a car near the intersection. One of the women was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries; she has since been released, according to KATU.
The second woman sustained only minor injuries and declined a ride to the hospital, the station reported. Brito was accused of striking both pedestrians in Forest Grove shortly after midnight on Nov. 1, 2026, and he stayed at the scene rather than fleeing, per the same account.
Blood-Alcohol Level Nearly Triple the Legal Limit
Investigators said Brito had a blood-alcohol content of .22 percent, well above Oregon's legal limit of .08 percent, and police officials said the suspected driver was caught driving at nearly three times the legal limit. He was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail on charges of first-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, DUII, reckless endangering and reckless driving, according to KPTV.
Brito's vehicle was impounded after the crash, and police blocked off part of Main Street for about an hour while they investigated, the station's report noted.
A Pattern of Serious Crashes Statewide
State transportation officials have flagged a broader rise in impaired driving incidents across Oregon. An Oregon Department of Transportation impaired-driving program assessment reported an increase in impaired fatal crashes, including what it described as a marked increase in impaired crashes between vehicles and pedestrians, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The assessment does not speak to Forest Grove specifically, but it underscores the stakes behind local DUII enforcement.
The Halloween night crash adds to a string of serious vehicle incidents that have drawn Forest Grove police response in recent memory, including a June 2025 rollover crash near Southwest Fern Hill Road and Southwest Geiger Road, according to the Forest Grove Police Department.
