PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A family is suing Portland General Electric (PGE) and a property management company for $375 million after the electrocution deaths of three people in January 2024.
The incident happened on Jan. 17, 2024, in the 12300 block of NE Siskiyou Street. According to investigators, a power line fell on top of the victims’ car and began sparking. Two adults, one holding an infant, got out of the car along with a teen boy. The victims all slipped on the icy ground and slid into contact with the still electrically charged power line wire.
Tajaliyah Olivia Briggs, 21, her boyfriend, DeVonte Nash, and Tajaliyah’s 15-year-old brother, Ta-Ron Lee Briggs, all died. Tajaliyah’s baby, Nymier, was the only one to survive…