The teenager injured on Southwest Taylors Ferry Road last night has been identified as 15-year-old Timothy Baranow. He remains in critical condition at a Portland hospital.
Crash investigators have learned that Baranow started to run northbound across Taylors Ferry Road to his home when he was first struck by a westbound 2015 Toyota 4Runner, driven by 36-year-old Peggy Yam. After being struck by Yam, Baranow was struck a second time by an eastbound 2015 Toyota Rav4, driven by 57-year-old Carolyn Smith.
Neither driver was impaired by alcohol or drugs.
The investigation is continuing and, once complete, it will be presented to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office for review.
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On Wednesday February 17, 2016, at 5:48 p.m., Central Precinct and Traffic Division officers responded to Southwest Taylors Ferry Road, between Macadam Avenue and Boones Ferry Road, on the report that a teenage boy was injured after being struck by vehicle being driven on Taylors Ferry Road.
Officers and medical personnel arrived and located the victim, who was suffering from traumatic injuries. He has been transported to a Portland hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.
Preliminary information to police indicates that the victim was struck by multiple drivers, all of whom have stopped at the scene.
The Traffic Division's Major Crash Team is responding to investigate the crash.
Taylors Ferry Road is closed from Macadam Avenue/Highway 43 up to Boones Ferry Road and will remain so for several hours.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
The Portland Police Bureau is committed to working with our partners in government and the community to create safer streets and work towards reducing, and eventually eliminating, traffic fatalities as part of Vision Zero.
To learn more about the City of Portland's Vision Zero effort, please visit: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/40390
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Crash investigators have learned that Baranow started to run northbound across Taylors Ferry Road to his home when he was first struck by a westbound 2015 Toyota 4Runner, driven by 36-year-old Peggy Yam. After being struck by Yam, Baranow was struck a second time by an eastbound 2015 Toyota Rav4, driven by 57-year-old Carolyn Smith.
Neither driver was impaired by alcohol or drugs.
The investigation is continuing and, once complete, it will be presented to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office for review.
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###ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW###
On Wednesday February 17, 2016, at 5:48 p.m., Central Precinct and Traffic Division officers responded to Southwest Taylors Ferry Road, between Macadam Avenue and Boones Ferry Road, on the report that a teenage boy was injured after being struck by vehicle being driven on Taylors Ferry Road.
Officers and medical personnel arrived and located the victim, who was suffering from traumatic injuries. He has been transported to a Portland hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.
Preliminary information to police indicates that the victim was struck by multiple drivers, all of whom have stopped at the scene.
The Traffic Division's Major Crash Team is responding to investigate the crash.
Taylors Ferry Road is closed from Macadam Avenue/Highway 43 up to Boones Ferry Road and will remain so for several hours.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
The Portland Police Bureau is committed to working with our partners in government and the community to create safer streets and work towards reducing, and eventually eliminating, traffic fatalities as part of Vision Zero.
To learn more about the City of Portland's Vision Zero effort, please visit: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/40390
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