Portland man struck, killed by driver of tractor-trailer while riding scooter identified

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Authorities have identified the man who died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer that hit two people riding the same Lime scooter over the weekend.

Gerardo A. Ortiz Henriquez, 24, of Portland, had been riding on the back of a scooter operated by another person when the pair were hit by the tractor-trailer early Sunday morning, according to police.

“He loved his friends, cared about his friends, would do anything for his friends, anything for his family and his nieces. He was just a good-hearted person,” Ortiz’s sister Jasmine said. “We’re just trying to grasp the reality right now. I guess it just hasn’t really hit us.”…

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