Driver hit, killed after fleeing traffic stop, crossing I-5 on foot in North Portland: PPB

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After driving away from a police traffic stop in North Portland, a man crashed his car, then was hit and killed while crossing I-5 traffic lanes on foot late Saturday night.

Just before 11 p.m., officers tried to conduct a traffic stop on North Rosa Parks Way, when the car drove away, authorities said.

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While police did not say what the driver was being pulled over for, they did not pursue the vehicle.

The driver soon crashed near the I-5 South on-ramp in the area…

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