Man dies in hospital weeks after he was hit by car in NE Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Weeks after a man was hit by a car in the Woodlawn neighborhood, Portland police announced Tuesday that he died of his injuries.

The crash on Dec. 3 in the area of NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Bryant Street took place around 6:30 p.m. Police said the driver had been traveling northbound when he hit the man using the crosswalk.

The pedestrian, later identified as 67-year-old Jerry Spears, was hospitalized for weeks and died of his injuries on Jan. 7…

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