PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Authorities have publicly identified a pedestrian who was killed in a Northeast Portland crash on Thursday following three crashes in the area that appear to be related, according to officials.
On Thursday, Portland Fire and Rescue crews responded to reports of a crash in the parking lot of the Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Safeway store just before noon. At the same time, a second accident was reported near the Safeway at the intersection of Ainsworth Street and SE MLK Boulevard.
On Friday, the Portland Police Bureau identified a pedestrian involved in a third crash — that took place south of the Safeway — as 49-year-old DaRon Craig.
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Another pedestrian involved in a crash remains hospitalized with “extremely serious” injuries, PPB said, noting his condition “has stabilized and his injuries are no longer believed to be life-threatening.”
In total, officials said four people were injured in the crashes and taken to a hospital, and one death was reported.
Responding to the scene, police found the two pedestrians on the sidewalk near MLK and Jarrett. Craig was declared dead at the scene, and the other pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries…