Breaking news out of downtown Portland:
https://twitter.com/MattRitzi/status/1000069595829493760
Search for driver underway after multiple people on sidewalk hit by vehicle in downtown Portland. https://t.co/hOYtCuV2xK – @KGWNews
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1000074721357172737
Authorities say paramedics are tending to “multiple patients” after a hit-and-run driver struck pedestrians in downtown Portland. https://t.co/T2138qKBKj
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) May 25, 2018
More from KGW8:
Portland police are on the scene of a hit-and-run crash that injured several people near the Portland State University campus.
Witnesses told KGW that the suspect drove a dark blue or purple SUV onto a sidewalk and hit at least three young women before driving away. Witnesses also said the suspect followed traffic signals while leaving the scene.
Portland Fire & Rescue said the crash at Southwest 6th Avenue and Hall Street involved multiple patients, and those people were taken to area hospitals.
We will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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Update from @OHSUNews on 3 women hit at PSU: 1 in “critical” condition, another in “serious,” the third in “fair.” Witnesses say driver drove up on sidewalk, then took off. @PortlandPolice say too early to determine if it was intentional. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/ibktcirY4a
— Jackie Labrecque (@JackieKATU) May 25, 2018
UPDATE: Latest reports say the driver in a Portland hit-and-run went up on a sidewalk to strike three women—two of whom sustained life-threatening injuries. The driver is still at large at this time.https://t.co/FpfDbVRlik
— NewsWatch 12 (@KDRV) May 25, 2018